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perspicuity

[ pur-spi-kyoo-i-tee ]

noun

  1. clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.

    Synonyms: plainness, intelligibility, clarity

  2. the quality of being perspicuous.

    Synonyms: transparency

    Antonyms: dimness, opacity



perspicuity

/ ˌpɜːspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the quality of being perspicuous
  2. acute perception; perspicacity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perspicuity1

From the Latin word perspicuitās, dating back to 1470–80. See perspicuous, -ity
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Synonym Study

Perspicuity, perspicacity are both derived from a Latin word meaning “to see through.” Perspicacity refers to the power of seeing clearly, to clearness of insight or judgment: a person of acute perspicacity; the perspicacity of his judgment. Perspicuity refers to something that can be seen through, i.e., to lucidity, clearness of style or exposition, freedom from obscurity: the perspicuity of her argument.
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Example Sentences

“Dear me, you are being truthful today,” he said, with remarkable perspicuity.

In a famous passage from Federalist 37, Madison doubted the capacity of language to produce the “perspicuity” — the linguistic precision — needed for such interpretation.

As a teenager Ben received a letter from his father saying his writing was inferior: “in elegance of expression, in method and in perspicuity, of which he convinced me by several instances,” as Franklin recalled.

From Time

The relative simplicity and perspicuity of geometrical and physical relations supply here the conditions of natural and easy progress.

Notwithstanding the perspicuity and apparent genuineness of this message, it was some time before I could make up my mind to follow the directions it gave me.

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