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pel·lu·cid    Audio Help   [puh-loo-sid] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
2.clear or limpid: pellucid waters.
3.clear in meaning, expression, or style: a pellucid way of writing.
[Origin: 1610–20; < L pellūcidus, var. of perlūcidus. See per-, lucid]

—Related forms
pel·lu·cid·i·ty    Audio Help   [pel-oo-sid-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, pel·lu·cid·ness, noun
pel·lu·cid·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 2. transparent.
—Antonyms 1, 2. opaque. 3. obscure.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  clear
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Free from what obscures or dims.
Synonyms:  crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, see-through, transparent
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  transparent
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen.
Synonyms:  clear, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, see-through, translucent
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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