lucid
/'lu:sid/
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The lake water was remarkably lucid, revealing the smooth stones on the bottom.
Definition
- Adjective:
- Clear and easy to understand: Expressed in a way that is easily comprehensible; characterized by clear perception or understanding.
- Bright or shining: (Literary) Emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- Mentally clear; rational: Characterized by full use of one's faculties; sane or rational, especially in intervals between periods of confusion or illness.
Examples of Usage
- Clear and easy to understand:
- The professor gave a lucid explanation of the complex theory.
- Her writing is remarkably lucid and accessible.
- Mentally clear; rational:
- Despite his fever, he had lucid moments where he could give instructions.
- The patient was lucid and answered all the doctor's questions coherently.
- Bright or shining (Literary):
- The lucid surface of the lake reflected the mountains perfectly.
Advanced Usage
- "Lucid interval": A temporary period of sanity or clarity of mind, especially in someone suffering from a mental disorder.
- During a rare lucid interval, the patient recognized his family.
- "Lucid dream": A dream in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming and may be able to exert some control over the dream.
- She practiced techniques to induce lucid dreams.
Variants and Related Words
- Lucidity (n): The quality of being lucid; clarity of thought or style.
- The lucidity of his argument was convincing.
- Lucidly (adv): In a lucid manner.
- She lucidly outlined the steps for the project.
Synonyms
- Clear: Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.
- Coherent: Logical and consistent.
- Perspicuous: Clearly expressed and easily understood.
- Transparent: Easy to perceive or detect.
Antonyms
- Confusing: Difficult to understand; unclear.
- Obscure: Not clearly expressed or easily understood.
- Incoherent: Unclear or confusing in thought or speech.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Lucid as day": Extremely clear and obvious.
- The instructions were lucid as day; there's no way to misunderstand them.
- "A lucid streak": A period of clear, rational thinking.
- Even in his old age, he still has lucid streaks where his wit is sharp.
The lake water was remarkably lucid, revealing the smooth stones on the bottom.
Adjective
- 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
- capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
- a lucid thinker
- she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident
- having a clear mind
- a lucid moment in his madness
- (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