limpid
pronunciation
How to pronounce limpid in British English:
UK [ˈlɪmpɪd]
How to pronounce limpid in American English:
US [ˈlɪmpɪd]
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- Adjective:
- clear and bright
- transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
- (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
Word Origin
- limpid
- limpid: see lymph
- limpid (adj.)
- c. 1600, from French limpide (15c.) and directly from Latin limpidus "clear," from limpa "water goddess, water;" probably cognate with lympha "clear liquid" (see lymph). Related: Limpidly.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Limpid streams are the eyes of you .
- 2. Every morning , the sidewalks were littered with shattered car windows , tiny bits of glass glinting like diamonds in the limpid sun .
- 3. This fertile territory is watered by numerous small rivers and limpid streams .
- 4. The bay water is so limpid that you can see the coral clearly .
- 5. Limpid , clear term applied to a wine free from suspended matter .