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pellucid
[ puh-loo-sid ]
adjective
- allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent
Antonyms:
pellucid waters.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- clear in meaning, expression, or style:
a pellucid way of writing.
Antonyms:
pellucid
/ ɛˈːɪ /
adjective
- transparent or translucent
- extremely clear in style and meaning; limpid
Derived Forms
- ˌˈ徱ٲ, noun
- ˈܳ, adverb
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
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of pellucid1
Example Sentences
A sea foam green salmon, its pellucid glass skin reflecting the light, swims upstream across the white wall.
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.
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.”
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.
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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