LUCID


Meaning of LUCID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lu:sɪd ]

1.

Lucid writing or speech is clear and easy to understand.

...a lucid account of the history of mankind...

His prose as always lucid and compelling.

= clear

ADJ

• lu‧cid‧ly

Both of them had the ability to present complex matters lucidly.

= clarity

ADV : ADV with v

• lu‧cid‧ity

His writings were marked by an extraordinary lucidity and elegance of style.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

If someone is lucid , they are thinking clearly again after a period of illness or confusion. ( FORMAL )

He wasn’t very lucid, he didn’t quite know where he was.

ADJ

• lu‧cid‧ity

The pain had lessened in the night, but so had his lucidity.

N-UNCOUNT

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