lucid

  • 11lucid — 1 pellucid, *clear, transparent, translucent, diaphanous, limpid Analogous words: luminous, *bright, brilliant, lucent Contrasted words: murky, gloomy, dusky, *dark: *turbid, muddy 2 * …

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  • 12lucid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) clear; easy to understand. 2) showing an ability to think clearly. 3) literary bright or luminous. DERIVATIVES lucidity noun lucidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin lucidus, from lux light …

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  • 13Lucid 3 — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = Lucid 3 Background = group or band Origin = flagicon|New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand Instruments = Genre = Rock, Folk, Blues, Pop, Jazz Formed = 1999 Years active = 1999 present Label = Lupin Music, EMI NZ URL =… …

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  • 14lucid — [[t]lu͟ːsɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Lucid writing or speech is clear and easy to understand. ...a lucid account of the history of mankind... His prose as always lucid and compelling. Syn: clear Derived words: lucidly ADV GRADED ADV with v Both of them …

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  • 15lucid — lucidity, lucidness, n. lucidly, adv. /looh sid/, adj. 1. easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation. 2. characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness. 3 …

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  • 16lucid — lu|cid [ˈlu:sıd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: lucidus] 1.) expressed in a way that is clear and easy to understand ▪ You must write in a clear and lucid style. 2.) able to understand and think clearly, used especially about someone who… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17lucid — lu|cid [ lusıd ] adjective showing or telling something in a clear, simple way: a concise, lucid description a. capable of thinking clearly: a patient with occasional lucid moments ╾ lu|cid|ity [ ,lu sıdəti ] noun uncount ╾ lu|cid|ly adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18lucid — adjective 1 expressed in a way that is clear and easy to understand: a lucid and accurate account of the day s events 2 a word meaning able to understand and think clearly, used especially about someone who is not always able to do this: In her… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19lucid — adjective 1) a lucid description Syn: intelligible, comprehensible, understandable, cogent, coherent, articulate; clear, transparent; plain, simple, vivid, sharp, straightforward, unambiguous; formal perspicuous Ant …

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  • 20lucid — UK [ˈluːsɪd] / US [ˈlusɪd] adjective a) showing or telling something in a clear, simple way a concise, lucid description b) capable of thinking clearly a patient with occasional lucid moments Derived words: lucidity UK [ˌluːˈsɪdɪtɪ] / US… …

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