pellucid
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9.9
- adjective
- /pəˈluːsɪd/
:
transparente
- The light looks the way light always looks in Renaissance paintings: pellucid, two-dimensional.
- pellucid water
- pellucid blue
- pellucid light
Examples
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The pellucid water of the stream made it easy to spot the colorful pebbles at the bottom.
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A pellucid blue, with a hot, dry breeze blowing out of the Northwest.
Fiction book (1994) -
Sometimes I'd see fish in pellucid water, gliding along the bottom.
Fiction book (1998) -
The sun was a long way from showing itself over the hills to the east, but the sky was suffused with pellucid light like fragile porcelain.
Fiction book (1990) -
There is a spell in autumn early, one all too brief, of an enchantment rare: the nights are radiant and pearly, the days, pellucid, crystal clear.
Blog text (19) -
He sloshed the contents about; they were light and pellucid—as the stream of urine ought to have been.
Fiction book (1998) -
The lake was so pellucid that we could see the fish swimming beneath the surface.
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On a sunny day, the sky appeared pellucid, allowing the vibrant colors of the landscape to shine through.
Synonyms
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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
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3.9
Thin material that lets you see what is behind it
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6.3
Very clear and see-through so you can see fine details
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3.1
Completely see-through so you can easily see inside
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7.4
Very clear and easy to see through like clean water
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4.8
Clear like water or glass so you can see through it
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9.9
Clear and see-through like glass
Very clear and easy to understand
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Etymology
Pellucid comes from Latin parts per 'through' and lucidus 'shining', so a pellucid liquid or glass is like light passing through it and you can see clearly through it.