pel|lu´cid|ness

pel|lu´cid|ness
pel|lu|cid «puh LOO sihd», adjective.
1. transparent; clear: »

the pellucid water of a mountain lake, a pellucid sky.

2. Figurative. clearly expressed; easy to understand: »

pellucid language, a pellucid style.

[< Latin pellūcidus < perlūcēre < per- through + lūcēre to shine. Compare etym. under lucid. (Cf.lucid)]
pel|lu´cid|ly, adverb.
pel|lu´cid|ness, noun.

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  • pel|lu|cid — «puh LOO sihd», adjective. 1. transparent; clear: »the pellucid water of a mountain lake, a pellucid sky. 2. Figurative. clearly expressed; easy to understand: »pellucid language, a pellucid style. ╂[< Latin pellūcidus < perlūcēre < per… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cid — acar·i·cid·al; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·cid·ia; ade·cid·u·ate; ae·cid·i·al; ae·cid·i·o·spore; ae·cid·i·um; aphi·cid·al; as·car·i·cid·al; as·cid·i·a·cea; as·cid·i·ae; as·cid·i·an; as·cid·i·ar·i·um; as·cid·i·form; as·cid·i·oi·da; as·cid·i·ol·o·gy;… …   English syllables

  • pellucidness — pel·lu·cid·ness …   English syllables

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  • Pellucidity — Pel lu*cid i*ty, Pellucidness Pel*lu cid*ness, n. [L. pelluciditas.] The quality or state of being pellucid; transparency; translucency; clearness; as, the pellucidity of the air. Locke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pellucidness — Pellucidity Pel lu*cid i*ty, Pellucidness Pel*lu cid*ness, n. [L. pelluciditas.] The quality or state of being pellucid; transparency; translucency; clearness; as, the pellucidity of the air. Locke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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