pellucid

American  

[puh-loo-sid] / pəˈlu sɪd /

adjective

1. allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent

   Antonyms:

   opaque

2. clear; limpid.

   pellucid waters.

   Synonyms:

   transparent

   Antonyms:

   opaque

3. clear in meaning, expression, or style.

   a pellucid way of writing.

   Antonyms:

   obscure

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pellucid British  

/ pɛˈluːsɪd /

adjective

1. transparent or translucent

2. extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid

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Other Word Forms

• pellucidity noun
• pellucidly adverb
• pellucidness noun
• subpellucid adjective
• subpellucidity noun
• subpellucidly adverb
• subpellucidness noun

Etymology

Origin of pellucid

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin pellūcidus, variant of perlūcidus “transparent, radiant”; per-, lucid

Example Sentences

Discerning, tender and pellucid in its beauty, this is the kind of small, perfect novel it is hard to imagine anybody not loving.

From The Wall Street Journal

George Balanchine’s pellucid “Mozartiana” was the first work to follow “Othello” in the run.

From The Wall Street Journal

The shimmering and pellucid choreographic poem presents its central woman as if arriving on a breeze by way of skimming steps on pointe and ultimately exiting as breezily as she arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal

A sea foam green salmon, its pellucid glass skin reflecting the light, swims upstream across the white wall.

From Seattle Times

This makes Meghan O’Rourke’s pellucid “The Invisible Kingdom” — a profound, sometimes lyrical, deeply moving portrayal of a vague constellation of illnesses — all the more remarkable.

From New York Times