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Meaning of lucid in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈlusəd/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    lucid

    Definitions

    1. (of language) transparently clear

    Examples

    • « easily understandable »
    • « writes in a limpid style »
    • « lucid directions »
    • « a luculent oration- Robert Burton »
    • « pellucid prose »
    • « a crystal clear explanation »
    • « a perspicuous argument »

    Synonyms

    • clear
  2. 2. having a clear mind

    Examples

    • « a lucid moment in his madness »

    Synonyms

    • sane
  3. 3. capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

    Examples

    • « a lucid thinker »
    • « she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident »

    Synonyms

    • rational
  4. 4. transmitting light

    Examples

    • « 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 cristal »

    Synonyms

    • clear

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