limpid

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈlɪmpɪd/ UK /ˈlɪmpɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
clear and transparent; lucid in style

The limpid water revealed every pebble on the streambed.

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Synonyms

1 adj · clear and transparent;... clear transparent lucid pellucid crystalline translucent pure

Opposites

opaque murky cloudy turbid obscure

Word family

Forms limpidly

Derived forms limpiditylimpidlylimpidness

Etymology

From French limpide or directly from Latin limpidus ('clear, transparent'), perhaps related to lympha ('water, clear liquid').

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Describing Qualities

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