LUCID


Meaning of LUCID in English

[ 'lu:sɪd ]

■ adjective

1》 clear; easy to understand.

↘showing an ability to think clearly.

↘ Psychology (of a dream) in which the sleeper is aware of dreaming.

2》 literary bright or luminous.

Derivatives

~ity noun

~ly adverb

Origin

C16 (in sense 2): from L. ~us (perh. via Fr. ~e or Ital. ~o ) from lucere 'shine', from lux , luc- 'light'.

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