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   pel·lu·cid

   /pəˈlo͞osəd/

   adjective

   • 1. translucently clear: literary "mountains reflected in the pellucid waters" Similar translucenttransparentclearcrystal clearcrystallinebrightglassylimpidunclouded
   • ▪ lucid in style or meaning; easily understood: literary "he writes, as always, in pellucid prose" Similar easily understoodeasily graspedcomprehensibleunderstandableintelligiblearticulatecoherentlucidclearcrystal clearcrystallinegraspablefathomabledigestiblestraightforwarddirectsimpleplainwell constructedgraphicexplicitunambiguoususer-friendly
   • ▪ (of music or other sound) clear and pure in tone: literary "a smooth legato and pellucid singing tone are his calling cards"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin pellucidus, from perlucere ‘shine through’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pellucidity noun
   • 2. pellucidly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

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