noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The property of being lucid; lucidness. countable, uncountable

   "The lucidity of his answers argued against his being insane or confused."

2. 2
   free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression wordnet
3. 3
   The state of being aware that one is dreaming, i.e. being in a lucid dream. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   a lucid state of mind; not confused wordnet

Synonyms

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clarityadmission of lightappropriatenessatticismbalancechasteness

Antonyms

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insanity

Example

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"He answered the question in a moment of lucidity."

Etymology

From French lucidité, from Late Latin lūciditās. By surface analysis, lucid + -ity.

Related phrases

terminal luciditylucid dream

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