lucid
pronunciation
How to pronounce lucid in British English:
UK [ˈlu:sɪd]
How to pronounce lucid in American English:
US [ˈlusɪd]
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- Adjective:
- (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
- having a clear mind
- capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
- transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
Word Origin
- lucid
- lucid: see light
- lucid (adj.)
- 1590s, "bright, shining," from Latin lucidus "light, bright, clear," figuratively "perspicuous, lucid, clear," from lucere "to shine," from lux (genitive lucis) "light," from PIE root *leuk- "to shine, be bright" (see light (n.)). Sense of "easy to understand" first recorded 1786. Lucid interval "period of calm or temporary sanity" (1580s) is from Medieval Latin lucida intervalla (plural), which was common in medieval English legal documents (non est compos mentis, sed gaudet lucidis intervallis). Related: Lucidly; lucidness (1640s).
Synonym
Example
- 1. Delbanco 's overview , though brief , is lucid and well informed .
- 2. We hire them because they 're eloquent , lucid , imaginative wordsmiths .
- 3. Mr frank tells an absorbing story in a breezy , lucid way .
- 4. This winning style translates also to gilbert 's writing , which is lucid , approachable and laugh-out-loud funny .
- 5. So to say that a lucid dream is clearer than the waking state is actually fairly accurate .