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Perspicuous
/pəˈspɪkjuːəs/
Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
📖 Definitions of "Perspicuous"
adjective
- 1
Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
- 2
Of a language or notation, such as that of formal propositional calculus: where the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
- 3
Transparent; translucent.
🔄 Synonyms of "Perspicuous"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pellucidnoun | (figuratively) Easily understood; clear. |
| clearverb | Transparent in colour. |
| limpid | Clear, transparent or bright. |
| luculent | (obsolete) Of language, speeches etc: lucid, brilliantly clear. |
| crystal clear | Without ambiguity or doubt; completely understood. |
| lucidnoun | Clear; easily understood. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Perspicuous"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| crystal clear | Without ambiguity or doubt; completely understood. |
| lucid | Clear; easily understood. |
| limpid | Clear, transparent or bright. |
| pellucid | (figuratively) Easily understood; clear. |
| clear | Transparent in colour. |
| luculent | (obsolete) Of language, speeches etc: lucid, brilliantly clear. |
| sightfulnoun | Having full sight; clear-sighted; perspicacious and discerning; observant |
| clear-sighted | Acutely perceptive or discerning; perspicacious. |
| clear as crystal | (simile, of a statement) Easily understandable. |
| transparent | (of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly. |
| articulate | Clear; effective. |
| perspicacious | (figuratively) Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive. |
| clarifiable | Able to be made clear. |
| intelligible | Capable of being understood; clear to the mind. |
| clear-eyed | (figurative) Mentally acute and perspicacious. |
| transpicuous | (rare) Easily construed or seen through. |
| manifest | Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived. |
| legible | Clear enough to be read; readable, particularly of handwriting. |
| bright | Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. |
| lucentnoun | Emitting light; shining, luminous. |
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