ˈlüsə̇d adjective
Etymology: Latin lucidus; akin to Latin lucēre to shine — more at light
1.
a. : suffused with light : bright , luminous , radiant
satellites burning in a lucid ring — William Wordsworth
wrap the hills from feet to flank in lucid haze — J.A.Symonds
the lamps … seemed dim in that lucid twilight — C.P.Snow
b. : penetrated with light : translucent
descended into the valleys to bathe in lucid streams — Elinor Wylie
rain hit on the windshield, the fine lucid drops moving back slowly — H.D.Skidmore
2. : having, manifesting, or marked by full use of one's faculties : oriented , rational , sane
seemed to recover himself, for a lucid gleam came into his eyes — Jack London
his lucid hours — W.M.Thackeray
3. : clear to the understanding : readily intelligible : lacking ambiguity
his style is lucid and he always makes his meaning clear — A.S.Hornby
far more persuasive and lucid as a speaker than as a writer — A.J.Toynbee
the lucid exactness of the epithets — J.L.Lowes
Synonyms: see clear