lucidity

/luˈsɪdɪti/

Other forms: lucidities

A good word definition should be characterized by its lucidity, or clarity. In other words, it should be clear and easy to understand — like this one.

Lucidity comes from the Latin lucidus meaning "light, bright, clear." Certainly when something is light, bright, and clear, it's ripe with the quality of lucidity. An easy-to-read textbook is characterized by lucidity. A person too can possess a quality of lucidity, one that would allow her to express ideas as clearly as possible.

Definitions of lucidity

1. noun

   free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
   synonyms: clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidness, pellucidity

   types:

   monosemy

   having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases

   focus

   maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

   clearcutness, preciseness

   clarity as a consequence of precision

   perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness

   clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous

   unambiguity, unequivocalness

   clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity

   explicitness

   clarity as a consequence of being explicit

   type of:

   comprehensibility, understandability

   the quality of comprehensible language or thought
2. noun

   a lucid state of mind; not confused
   type of:

   saneness, sanity

   normal or sound powers of mind