Sekirov Dictionary

pellucid

UK /pɪˈl(j)uːsɪd/US /pəˈlusɪd/

adjective 5
noun 1
forms 3

adjective5

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(literary) Allowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.
- The sea was shining like a sheet of glass, […] and the bright sea-weeds and the brilliant corals shone in the depths of that pellucid water, as we rowed over it, like rare and precious gems. — 1857
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(literary, figurative) Easily understood; clear.
- Written in spare, pellucid prose, the book reads like a close-to-the-bone memoir. — 1994
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(literary, figurative) Of music or some other sound: not discordant or harsh; clear and pure-sounding.
- Opera star [Giorgio] Tozzi sings with the richness of burnished bronze and [Sharon] Daniels complements him with her pellucid soprano. — 1979
(literary, figurative) Of a person, their mind, etc.: able to think and understand clearly; not confused; clear, sharp.
(figurative, no longer used) Easily recognized or seen through; apparent, obvious.

noun1

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(no longer used, rare) Something which allows the passage of light; a translucent or transparent object.
- The true Astroites, vvhich in the sun-shine throvvs out a brisk light radiating from one certain point, belongs to the class of Pellucids. — 1735

forms

pellucids · more pellucid · most pellucid

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