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limpid
clear, transparent, as water or eyes: a limpid pool; lucid; easily comprehended: a limpid style of writing
Not to be confused with:
limpet – any of various marine gastropod mollusks with a shallow conical shell and a broad muscular foot that sticks tightly to rocks: stuck like limpets to the spot, lest they forgot
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lim·pid
(lĭm′pĭd)adj.
1. Characterized by transparent clearness; pellucid. See Synonyms at clear.
2. Free from clouds or haze: a limpid sky.
3. Easily intelligible; clear: writes in a limpid style.
4. Easily or pleasantly heard; distinct: playing the violin with a limpid tone.
5. Flowing or moving gracefully: limpid movements of a dancer.
[Latin limpidus.]
lim·pid′i·ty, lim′pid·ness n.
lim′pid·ly adv.
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limpid
(ˈlɪmpɪd)adj
1. clear or transparent
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (esp of writings, style, etc) free from obscurity
3. calm; peaceful
[C17: from French limpide, from Latin limpidus clear]
limˈpidity, ˈlimpidness n
ˈlimpidly adv
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lim•pid
(ˈlɪm pɪd)adj.
1. clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air.
2. free from obscurity; lucid; clear: limpid prose.
3. completely calm; without distress or worry.
[1605–15; < Latin limpidus]
lim•pid′i•ty, lim′pid•ness, n.
lim′pid•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | limpid - clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes" clear - allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" |
2. | limpid - transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal" clear - allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" | |
3. | limpid - (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" clear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" |
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limpid
adjective
1. clear, bright, pure, transparent, translucent, crystal-clear, crystalline, pellucid limpid rock-pools
2. understandable, clear, lucid, unambiguous, comprehensible, intelligible, perspicuous The speech was a model of its kind - limpid and unaffected.
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limpid
adjective1. Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen:
2. Free from what obscures or dims:
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