pellucid C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /pəˈluːsɪd/ UK /pəˈluːsɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #262545 Meanings 1 adj perfectly clear or transparent, especially of water or light Small fish were visible beneath the pellucid surface of the stream. 2 adj expressed so clearly that it is easy to understand The lecturer gave a pellucid explanation of the difficult theorem. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · perfectly clear or... limpidtransparentcrystalline 2 adj · expressed so clearly that... lucidclearintelligible ↔ Opposites opaquemurkyobscure Word family Derived forms pellucidlypelluciditypellucidness Related forms lucidelucidatetranslucent Etymology A learned borrowing from Latin pellucidus or perlucidus ("transparent, very clear"), formed from per- ("through, completely") and lucidus ("bright, clear"), from lucere ("to shine"). Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pellucid **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pəˈluːsɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /pəˈluːsɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 262545 ## Meanings 1. perfectly clear or transparent, especially of water or light 2. expressed so clearly that it is easy to understand ## Examples - Small fish were visible beneath the pellucid surface of the stream. - The lecturer gave a pellucid explanation of the difficult theorem. ## Synonyms - limpid - lucid - transparent - clear ## Antonyms - opaque - murky - obscure ## Derived Forms - pellucidly - pellucidity - pellucidness ## Related Forms - lucid - elucidate - translucent ## Etymology A learned borrowing from Latin pellucidus or perlucidus ("transparent, very clear"), formed from per- ("through, completely") and lucidus ("bright, clear"), from lucere ("to shine"). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown