perspicuous
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- (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: limpidlucidluculentpellucidcrystal clear
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Perspicuous \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere to look through. See Perspective.]
1.Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not opaque. [Obs.] --Peacham. [1913 Webster]
2.Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous statements. "The purpose is perspicuous." --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- Per*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Per*spic"u*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]