pellucid

Meaning

Adj

1. (literary) Allowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.
2. (figuratively, literary) Easily understood; clear.
3. (figuratively, literary) Of music or some other sound: not discordant or harsh; clear and pure-sounding.
4. (figuratively, literary) Of a person, their mind, etc.: able to think and understand clearly; not confused; clear, sharp.
5. (archaic, figuratively, literary) Easily recognized or seen through; apparent, obvious.

Noun

Something which allows the passage of light; a translucent or transparent object.

Opposite of

translucent, transparent, turbid, comprehensible, manifest, obvious, simple

Synonyms

transparent

limpid

clear

lucid

crystal clear

crystalline

perspicuous

luculent

pure

bright

sheer

distinct

hyaloid

diaphanous

translucent

clair comme de l’eau de roche

clean

explicit

intelligible

obvious

permeable

plain

see-through

spotless

straightforward

⬆️

transparant

above-board

Translations

limpide

diáfano

trasparente

transparente

durchsichtig

transparente

lúcido

transparent

claro

helder

comprensible

límpido

transparent

cristal·lí

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɪˈl(j)uːsɪd/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle French: pellucide

Cognate with French: pellucide

In summary

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”))