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pellucid

[ puh-loo-sid ]

adjective

  1. allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent

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  2. pellucid waters.

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  3. clear in meaning, expression, or style:

    a pellucid way of writing.

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pellucid

/ ɛˈːɪ /

adjective

  1. transparent or translucent
  2. extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈ徱ٲ, noun
  • ˈܳ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ····ٲ [pel-, oo, -, sid, -i-tee], ·c·Ա noun
  • ·c· adverb
  • ܲp·c adjective
  • sub·c· adverb
  • sub·c·Ա noun
  • ܲp··i·ٲ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pellucid1

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin ūܲ, variant of ūܲ “transparent, radiant”; per-, lucid
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pellucid1

C17: from Latin ūܲ, variant of ūܲ, from ūŧ to shine through, from per through + ūŧ to shine
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A sea foam green salmon, its pellucid glass skin reflecting the light, swims upstream across the white wall.

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This makes Meghan O’Rourke’s pellucid “The Invisible Kingdom” — a profound, sometimes lyrical, deeply moving portrayal of a vague constellation of illnesses — all the more remarkable.

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A reviewer in The Guardian called it “an eloquent, pellucid, sometimes poignant study of five female intellectuals, each of whom disdained convention to fulfill their potential as thinkers and writers.”

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In addition to sunbathing, swimming or picnicking, you’ll find year-round snorkeling and scuba diving throughout the warm and pellucid waters, along with ample opportunities to camp, hike, bike, ride horses and hunt.

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Developing the lo-fi blues of his early work and pre-empting Sea Change’s pellucid studies of a wrecked relationship, Beck’s wallowing is given an almost mystical edge by Indian drones and sitar tolling underneath it.

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