lucid
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4.8
- adjective
- /ˈluːsɪd/
- Thus, the Victorian classical scholar and explorer Sir William Ramsay found his Asia Minor descriptions "marvelously acute and, to the eyewitness, marvelously lucid" (1890-1972, 96).
- a lucid dream
Examples
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The early morning light is so pure, so lucid, that he feels somehow relieved, as if this is not a place for murky, hidden entanglements.
Fiction book (1991) -
Those cars were polished: the chrome gleamed; the smooth, swelling fenders shone; and the windows were lucid and unsmudged.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the blue and lucid distance, filthy smoke began to rise.
Fiction book (1996) -
From the lab, it all seemed perfectly lucid.
Fiction book (2002) -
The lake's water was so lucid that we could see the fish swimming beneath the surface.
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On a bright day, the sea looked lucid with shades of blue and green, inviting us to swim.
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The lucid air allowed us to see the mountains in the distance very clearly.
Synonyms
726
1.0
Free from things that block sight or movement
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3.2
Clear enough to see things behind it, like glass
20
3.9
Thin material that lets you see what is behind it
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3.1
Completely see-through so you can easily see inside
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6.3
Very clear and see-through so you can see fine details
3
4.0
Clear and easy to see, like a sky or a thought
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7.4
Very clear and easy to see through like clean water
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9.9
Clear and see-through like glass
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9.9
Very clear water or glass that lets you see objects behind it
Very clear and easy to understand
Antonyms
How Clear
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lucid comes from the Latin word lucidus, from lucere 'to shine'. Think of water or glass that lets light pass through so you can see everything inside or behind it. So, lucid means 'clear' or 'transparent', allowing light to show what is there.