lucidity

Pronunciation: /l(j)uːˈsɪdɪti/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
  2. noun a lucid state of mind; not confused

Etymology

From French lucidité, from Late Latin lūciditās. By surface analysis, lucid + -ity.

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Synonyms

clarity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
comprehensibility
Narrower (hyponyms)
preciseness, perspicuity, monosemy, focus, explicitness, unambiguity
Opposite (antonyms)
obscureness, unclearness

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