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Meaning of 'lucid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lucid [ n.]
- Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven.
- Clear; transparent.
- Presenting a clear view; easily understood; clear.
- Bright with the radiance of intellect; not darkened or confused by delirium or madness; marked by the regular operations of reason; as, a lucid interval.

Meaning of 'lucid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lucid [ s]
Meaning (1):
- (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
Example in sentence:
  • a crystal clear explanation;
  • a luculent oration;
  • a perspicuous argument;
  • lucid directions;
  • pellucid prose;
  • writes in a limpid style
Meaning (2):
- having a clear mind
Example in sentence:
  • a lucid moment in his madness
Meaning (3):
- capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
Example in sentence:
  • a lucid thinker;
  • she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident
Meaning (4):
- transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
Example in sentence:
  • a pellucid brook;
  • could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool;
  • crystal clear skies;
  • lucid air;
  • the cold crystalline water of melted snow;
  • transparent crystal

Nearby Words:

lucarne lucchese luce lucency lucent lucern lucernal lucernaria lucernarian lucernarida

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