per|spi|cu|i|ty

per|spi|cu|i|ty
per|spi|cu|i|ty «PUR spuh KYOO uh tee», noun.
clearness in expression; ease in being understood: »

There is nothing more desirable in composition than perspicuity; and in perspicuity precision is included (Robert Southey).

SYNONYM(S): plainness, lucidity.

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