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Dictionary: lim·pid   (lĭm'pĭd) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Characterized by transparent clearness; pellucid. See synonyms at clear.
  2. Easily intelligible; clear: writes in a limpid style.
  3. Calm and untroubled; serene.

[Latin limpidus.]

limpidity lim·pid'i·ty or lim'pid·ness n.
limpidly lim'pid·ly adv.

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(LIM-pid)

adjective
1. Clear; transparent.
2. Easily comprehensible; clear.
3. Calm; serene.

Etymology
From Latin limpidus (clear).

Usage
"In her limpid, elastic prose the business of creating photographs is turned into poetry." — Books and Arts: A Lot on Her Plate, The Economist (London), May 5, 2001.


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adjective

  1. Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen: clear, crystal clear, crystalline, lucid, pellucid, see-through, translucent, transparent. See clear/unclear.
  2. Free from what obscures or dims: clear, crystal clear, crystalline, lucid, pellucid, see-through, transparent. See clear/unclear, touch/not touch.

Antonyms: limpid
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adj

Definition: clear, comprehensible
Antonyms: incomprehensible, muddy, obscure, opaque, unintelligible, vague


Translations: Limpid
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klar, sølvklar, krystalklar, vandklar

Nederlands (Dutch)
kristalhelder, doorschijnend, duidelijk

Français (French)
adj. - limpide

Deutsch (German)
adj. - klar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διαυγής, κρυστάλλινος, πεντακάθαρος

Italiano (Italian)
limpido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - límpido

Русский (Russian)
ясный, прозрачный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - límpido, cristalino, diáfano

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klar (äv. bildl.), kristallklar, genomskinlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
清澈的, 静止的, 透明的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 清澈的, 靜止的, 透明的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 맑은 , 투명한, 명쾌한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 清い, 澄んだ, 明快な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شفاف, واضح, رائق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צלול, בהיר, שקוף, ברור‬


 
 
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