perspicuous

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(pər-spĭk'yū-əs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Clearly expressed or presented; easy to understand: perspicuous prose.
  2. Expressing oneself clearly and effectively: a perspicuous lecturer.

[From Latin perspicuus, from perspicere, to see through. See perspicacious.]

perspicuously per·spic'u·ous·ly adv.
perspicuousness per·spic'u·ous·ness n.

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adj

Definition: clear, obvious
Antonyms: obscure, unclear, vague

Obscure Words:

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[fr. L. perspicere, to see through]  /pur SPI kyu wus/
simple and elegant as well as clear
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klar

Nederlands (Dutch)
goed te begrijpen, zich helder uitdrukkend

Français (French)
adj. - clair, net, lucide

Deutsch (German)
adj. - klar verständlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διαυγής, εναργής, σαφής

Italiano (Italian)
evidente, chiaro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - perspícuo, claro

Русский (Russian)
ясный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - perspicuo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klar, åskådlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
明白的, 明了的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 明白的, 明瞭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (언어.문체 등이) 명쾌한, 명료한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 明快な, 明瞭な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نافذ البصيرة, ثاقب الفكر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בהיר, מנוסח ברורות‬


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