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Pellucid

//pɪˈl(j)uːsɪd// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Allowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent. literary

    "Blood to the naked Eye appears all red; but by a good Microſcope, vvherein its leſſer parts appear, ſhevvs only ſome fevv Globules of Red, ſvvimming in a pellucid Liquor; and hovv theſe Globules vvould appear, if Glaſſes could be found, that yet could magnifie them 1000, or 10000 times more, is uncertain."

  2. 2
    Easily understood; clear. figuratively, literary

    "Written in spare, pellucid prose, the book reads like a close-to-the-bone memoir."

  3. 3
    Of music or some other sound: not discordant or harsh; clear and pure-sounding. figuratively, literary

    "Opera star [Giorgio] Tozzi sings with the richness of burnished bronze and [Sharon] Daniels complements him with her pellucid soprano."

  4. 4
    Of a person, their mind, etc.: able to think and understand clearly; not confused; clear, sharp. figuratively, literary
  5. 5
    Easily recognized or seen through; apparent, obvious. archaic, figuratively, literary
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable wordnet
  2. 2
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something which allows the passage of light; a translucent or transparent object. literary, obsolete, rare

    "A Pellucid is not ſeen, but percieved^([sic]) by the privation of Colour. So vve ſee not Air in Air, VVater in VVater, Glaſs in Glaſs, and every Pellucid in an equal Pellucid; and becauſe vve knovv they are not coloured, vve count them to be diaphanous, viz. that may be ſeen, or ſhone thorough."

Etymology

Etymology 1

The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin pellūcidus, perlucidus (“transparent, pellucid; very bright; very understandable”), from per- (prefix meaning ‘through; throughout; completely, thoroughly’) + lūcidus (“clear; full of light, bright, shining; (figuratively) easily understood, clear, lucid”) (from lūceō (“to shine; to become visible, show through; (figuratively) to be apparent, conspicuous, or evident”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to see; to shine”)) + -idus (suffix meaning ‘tending to’ forming adjectives)). The noun is derived from the adjective. Cognates * Late Latin pellucidum (“transparent substance”) * Middle French pellucide (modern French pellucide (“pellucid”))

Etymology 2

The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin pellūcidus, perlucidus (“transparent, pellucid; very bright; very understandable”), from per- (prefix meaning ‘through; throughout; completely, thoroughly’) + lūcidus (“clear; full of light, bright, shining; (figuratively) easily understood, clear, lucid”) (from lūceō (“to shine; to become visible, show through; (figuratively) to be apparent, conspicuous, or evident”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to see; to shine”)) + -idus (suffix meaning ‘tending to’ forming adjectives)). The noun is derived from the adjective. Cognates * Late Latin pellucidum (“transparent substance”) * Middle French pellucide (modern French pellucide (“pellucid”))

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