perspicuity
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9.5
- noun
- /ˌpɜrspɪˈkjuːɪti/
- Formal
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perspicuidad
- I accept the claim of perspicuity as formulated by the original Reformers, that one does not need an institutional church in order to read Scripture and determine what is needed for salvation.
Examples
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It is also a telling example of Pieper's marvelous gift of perspicuity.
Academic text (2005) -
As a young adult, she says that she stopped believing in the Bible's exclusive authority, inerrancy, perspicuity, and internal consistency.
Blog text (18) -
When I first encountered Haskell Moore's writing, its perspicuity stroke me as though delivered through divine revelation.
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She reveals that she herself long ago stopped believing in the "Bible's exclusive authority, inerrancy, perspicuity, and internal consistency" (source).
Blog text (29) -
In her "Loving the Bible for what it is" post, she doesn't say that she "long ago stopped believing in the Bible's exclusive authority, inerrancy, perspicuity, and internal consistency," only that as a young adult, she began to doubt this during an angry stage.
Blog text (29) -
In addition, government involvement in spiritual matters conflicted with the evangelical traditions of the priesthood of the believer and the perspicuity of the Scriptures.
Academic text (1991) -
The teacher praised the student's essay for its perspicuity, making complex ideas easy to understand.
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Effective communication requires clarity and perspicuity in expressing thoughts and ideas.
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The report's perspicuity allowed the committee to quickly grasp the main points without confusion.
Synonyms
152
3.0
How easy it is to understand what someone says or writes
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6.0
Clear thinking or speech that is easy to understand
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6.5
The ease with which people understand speech or writing
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1.4
How easy something is to understand, for example an explanation
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3.8
Direct, clear style in speech and writing that makes meaning easy
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3.7
Being clear and easy to understand
Clear and easy to understand in writing or speech
A clear and easy to understand way of speaking or writing
Clear speech or writing that makes ideas easy to understand
Clear and simple writing or speech that is easy to understand
A clear meaning that leaves no doubt
How clear and easy it is to see or understand something
Antonyms
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
perspicuity = perspicuous (semi-transparent) = perspicu + ity
The noun is regularly formed from the adjective 'perspicuous' with the suffix '-ity', but 'perspicuous' and the combining form are rare and Latin-derived, so many learners may not recognise the components.
Etymology
Perspicuity comes from Latin parts per- 'through' and spec- 'to look', and you see the same spec- in words like inspect and spectator, which helps picture 'looking through' an idea. So, perspicuity means clear, easy-to-understand expression.