perspicuous

/pə'spikjuəs/

Thân thiện

The author's perspicuous explanation made the complex topic easy to grasp.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Clear and easily understood: Expressing meaning in a way that is immediately clear, transparent, and unambiguous, especially in speech or writing.

Usage

The adjective "perspicuous" is a formal term used to describe language, arguments, explanations, or presentations that are exceptionally clear and easy to comprehend. It emphasizes the quality of being free from obscurity or confusion.

Examples

• The professor's perspicuous lecture made the complex theory accessible to all students.
• A good legal document strives to be perspicuous to avoid misinterpretation.
• Her writing is admired for its perspicuous style, which conveys deep ideas with simplicity.

Advanced Usage

• "Perspicuous to someone": Used to specify for whom something is clear.
  • The technical manual was not perspicuous to beginners.

Variants and Related Words

• Perspicuity (noun): The quality of being perspicuous; clearness of expression.
  • The perspicuity of the instructions was commendable.

Synonyms

• Lucid
• Clear
• Pellucid
• Limpid
• Comprehensible
• Unambiguous

Antonyms

• Obscure
• Unclear
• Ambiguous
• Confusing
• Opaque

Học thuật

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• limpid
• lucid
• luculent
• pellucid
• crystal clear