— lucidity, lucidness , n. — lucidly , adv.
/looh"sid/ , adj.
1. easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.
2. characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness.
3. shining or bright.
4. clear; pellucid; transparent.
[ 1575-85; lucidus, equiv. to luc-, s. of lux LIGHT 1 + -idus -ID 4 ]
Syn. 1. plain, understandable, evident, obvious. 2. sound, reasonable. 3. radiant, luminous. 4. limpid.
Ant. 1, 4. obscure. 2. irrational. 3. dim.