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LUCID
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
Example:
a perspicuous argument
Synonyms:
crystal clear; limpid; lucid; luculent; pellucid; perspicuous
Classified under:
Similar:
clear (readily apparent to the mind)
Domain category:
language; linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)
Derivation:
lucidity (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
Example:
transparent crystal
Synonyms:
crystal clear; crystalline; limpid; lucid; pellucid; transparent
Classified under:
Similar:
clear (allowing light to pass through)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
Example:
she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident
Synonyms:
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Adjectives
Similar:
rational (consistent with or based on or using reason)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Having a clear mind
Example:
a lucid moment in his madness
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
sane (mentally healthy; free from mental disorder)
Derivation:
lucidity (a lucid state of mind; not confused)
