[…]whether through the first officer's want of perspicuity or my own stupidity, I was not a bit the wiser for the explanation.
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Perspicuity
/ˌpəːspɪˈkjuːɪti/
Synonyms for "perspicuity" (149 found)
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Closest matches (30)
Noun(2 words)
acuityacumenacutenessapparentnessapperceptionappropriatenessastutenessatticismchastenesschastityclarityclassicalismclassicismclear sightclear-cutnessclearnesscogencycoherencecolor visioncomeliness
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cone visionconnectednessconsistencycorrectnesscrystal-clearnesscrystallinityday visiondaylight vision
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definitiondignitydirectnessdiscernmentdiscriminationdistinctiondistinctnesseaseeleganceelegancyevidenceevidentnessexplicitnesseyeeye-mindednesseyesightfarseeingnessfarsightfarsightednessfelicitousness
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felicityfield of viewfield of visionfinishfittingnessflowflowing periodsfluencyforesightforesightednessgood tastegracegracefulnessgracilityhorizonincisivenessinsightintelligibilitykeen sightkenlimpiditylongheadednesslongsightednesslucidity
Noun(1 words)
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Noun(3 words)
manifestnessnaturalnessneatnessnight visionobviousnessopennessopenness to sightovertnesspalpabilitypatentnesspelluciditypenetrationperceptionperceptivenesspercipienceperipheral fieldperipheral visionperspicaciousnessperspicacityperspicuousness
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photopiaplain englishplain speechplain styleplainnesspolishpower of sightproprietyprovidencepuritypurviewquick sightrangerefinementrestraintrod visionsagaciousnesssagacityscopescotopiaseeingseemlinesssense of sightsensibilitysightsightednesssimplicitysmoothnessstraightforwardnessstructuresweeptangibilitytastetastefulnesstersenesstransparencytranspicuitytrenchancytwilight visionunadorned styleunaffectednessunambiguousnessunequivocalnessunmistakablenessunobstructed visionunquestionabilityvisibilityvisionvisual acuityvisual fieldvisual sense
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5 entriesacademic perspicuityperspicuity in writingperspicuity of argumentperspicuity of proseperspicuous prose
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4 total sentences available.
“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.
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Thompson, a high school dropout, said with rare perspicuity that he doubted the FBI would hire him.
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It must have been on some such day of harsh sunlight, the incisive February brightness that gives perspicuity without warmth.
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