lucid
Other forms: lucidest
Something that's lucid is clear and understandable. Lucid writing is important in journalism, so that readers easily get the point of the article they're reading.
When what you write or say is lucid, it's straightforward and its meaning is crystal clear. You can also use the adjective lucid to describe your mind or thoughts when you're thinking in a rational, sensible way: "I was worried about my grandmother's confusion yesterday, but she seems really lucid today." Another meaning is "translucent," or "letting light shine through" — which makes sense since lucid comes from the Latin lucidus, "light or clear," with its root of lux, "light."
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(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable“lucid directions”synonyms: crystal clear, limpid, luculent, pellucid, perspicuousclearreadily apparent to the mind
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having a clear mind“a lucid moment in his madness”synonyms:sanementally healthy; free from mental disorder
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capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
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transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity“lucid air”synonyms: crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, pellucid, transparentclearallowing light to pass through
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