crystal clear

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crystal clear

The water in the mountain lake is crystal clear.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Extremely clear and easy to understand: Used to describe language, instructions, or explanations that are perfectly understandable, with no ambiguity.
    • Perfectly transparent: Used to describe a substance, like water or glass, that is so clear it allows light to pass through without distortion, enabling perfect visibility.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective (Language/Meaning):
  • Adjective (Physical Transparency):
Advanced Usage
  • "to make something crystal clear": To explain something in a way that leaves absolutely no room for misunderstanding or doubt.
  • "as crystal clear as": Used in similes to emphasize extreme clarity.
Variants and Related Words
  • Clear (adj): The base adjective, meaning easy to perceive or understand, or free from cloudiness.
  • Lucid (adj): (of language or thought) clearly expressed and easy to understand.
  • Pellucid (adj): (formal) translucently clear; (of language) easy to understand.
  • Limpid (adj): (of a liquid) completely clear and transparent; (of writing or music) clear and accessible.
  • Perspicuous (adj): (formal, of an explanation or account) clearly expressed and easily understood.
Synonyms
  • Transparent: (for physical objects) allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen; (for language or motives) easy to perceive or detect.
  • Understandable: Able to be understood.
  • Unambiguous: Not open to more than one interpretation.
Related Phrases
  • Crystal-clear (hyphenated form): Often used attributively (before a noun). This is a common variant spelling of the phrase.
Related Idioms
  • (As) clear as crystal: An idiom with the same meaning as "crystal clear," emphasizing perfect clarity or transparency.
  • (As) clear as day: Very easy to see or understand. (Note: This idiom is related but not a direct variant of the target phrase).
crystal clear

The water in the mountain lake is crystal clear.

Adjective
  1. (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
    • writes in a limpid style
    • lucid directions
    • a luculent oration- Robert Burton
    • pellucid prose
    • a crystal clear explanation
    • a perspicuous argument
  2. transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
    • the cold crystalline water of melted snow
    • crystal clear skies
    • could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool
    • lucid air
    • a pellucid brook
    • transparent crystal