limpid

Adjective
Synonyms: liquidcrystallinecrystal clearlucidpellucidtransparentluculentperspicuous

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. clear and bright“the liquid air of a spring morning”“eyes shining with a liquid luster”“limpid blue eyes”Synonyms: liquid
  2. 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”Synonyms: crystallinecrystal clearlucidpellucidtransparent
  3. (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”Synonyms: lucidluculentpellucidcrystal clearperspicuous
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Limpid \Lim"pid\ (l[i^]m"p[i^]d), a. [L. limpidus; akin to Gr. la`mpein to shine: cf. F. limpide. Cf. Lamp.]

1.Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream. [1913 Webster]

Springs which were clear, fresh, and limpid.— Woodward.

2.Clear and unambiguous; lucid; easy to understand; -- of speech and writing; as, limpid prose. [PJC]

3.Calm, untroubled, and without worry; serene. [PJC]

Syn: Clear; transparent; pellucid; lucid; pure; crystal; translucent; bright. [1913 Webster]

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