Definition of pellucid Pellucid
pel•lu•cid
We found 6 definitions of pellucid from 4 different sources.
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What does pellucid mean?
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| pellucid - 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, lucid, 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" | ||
| pellucid - (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, lucid, luculent, 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" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pellucid (Adjective)
Allowing for the passage of light; transparent. - pellucid (Adjective)
Easily understood; clear.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pellucid (a.)
Transparent; clear; limpid; translucent; not opaque.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pellucid
pe-lū′sid, adj. perfectly clear: letting light through: transparent.—ns. Pellūcid′ity, Pellū′cidness.—adv. Pellū′cidly. [Fr.,—L. pellucidus—per, perfectly, lucidus, clear—lucēre, to shine.]
