PELLUCID


Meaning of PELLUCID in English

— pellucidity /pel'oo sid"i tee/ , pellucidness , n. — pellucidly , adv.

/peuh looh"sid/ , adj.

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

2. clear or limpid: pellucid waters.

3. clear in meaning, expression, or style: a pellucid way of writing.

[ 1610-20; pellucidus, var. of PERLUCIDUS. See PER-, LUCID ]

Syn. 2. transparent.

Ant. 1, 2. opaque. 3. obscure.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .