Definition of lucid Lucid

/luˈsʌd/ - [lusud] - lu•cid

We found 13 definitions of lucid from 4 different sources.

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What does lucid mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

lucid, lucidder, luciddest

lucid - having a clear mind; "a lucid moment in his madness"
  sane mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"
lucid - transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal"
  crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, pellucid, transparent
  clear readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"
lucid - (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"
  limpid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous
  clear readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"
  linguistic communication, language the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
lucid - capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident"
  coherent, logical
  rational having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion); "a rational analysis"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • lucid (n.)
    Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven.
  • lucid (n.)
    Clear; transparent.
  • lucid (n.)
    Presenting a clear view; easily understood; clear.
  • lucid (n.)
    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.

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  • lucid, adjective.

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