limpid

[ lim-pid ]

adjective

1. clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air:

   We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.

2. free from obscurity; lucid; clear:

   a limpid style; limpid prose.

3. completely calm; without distress or worry:

   a limpid, emotionless existence.

limpid

/ ˈlɪmpɪd /

adjective

1. clear or transparent
2. (esp of writings, style, etc) free from obscurity
3. calm; peaceful

Derived Forms

• ˈlimpidly, adverb
• limˈpidity, noun

Other Words From

• lim·pidi·ty limpid·ness noun
• limpid·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of limpid¹

First recorded in 1605–15, limpid is from the Latin word limpidus clear. See lymph, -id ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of limpid¹

C17: from French limpide, from Latin limpidus clear

Example Sentences

The voice, Mersal later wrote, was “modern, strange, limpid and beyond categorization.”

From New York Times

That nimble versatility also made for fluid shifts between limpid precision and alluring rubato, between concerto virtuosity and the recital-like intimacy with which he opened the famous 18th Variation.

From New York Times

“Go for Qatar, go for Qatar!” he pleaded as he unleashed his bird into the limpid desert air.

From Washington Times

At moments, it seemed that the clouds resembled a dazzling coral reef, set not in the sea but in the limpid blue of the sky.

From Washington Post

English-language directors didn’t always know what to do with her, and she was often cast as the limpid love interest in films like “The Hi-Lo Country” and “All the Pretty Horses.”

From New York Times