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pellucid.

Allowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/pɪˈl(j)uːsɪd/Received-Pronunciation/pɛ-/Received-Pronunciation/pəˈlusɪd/General-American
  1. Allowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.

    literary
  2. Easily understood; clear.

    figuratively · literary
  3. Of music or some other sound: not discordant or harsh; clear and pure-sounding.

    figuratively · literary
  4. Of a person, their mind, etc.: able to think and understand clearly; not confused; clear, sharp.

    figuratively · literary
  5. Easily recognized or seen through; apparent, obvious.

    archaic · figuratively · literary
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin per Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *lukéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *l(o)ukēō? Latin lūceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin lūcidus Latin pellūciduslbor. English pellucid The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin pellūcidus, perlucidus (“transparent, pellucid; very bright; very understandable”), from per- (prefix meaning ‘through; throughout; completely, thoroughly’) + lūcidus (“clear; full of light, bright, shining; (figuratively) easily understood, clear, lucid”) (from lūceō (“to shine; to become visible, show through; (figuratively) to be apparent, conspicuous, or evident”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to see; to shine”)) + -idus (suffix meaning ‘tending to’ forming adjectives)). The noun is derived from the adjective. Cognates * Late Latin pellucidum (“transparent substance”) * Middle French pellucide (modern French pellucide (“pellucid”))

noun/pɪˈl(j)uːsɪd/Received-Pronunciation/pɛ-/Received-Pronunciation/pəˈlusɪd/General-American
  1. Something which allows the passage of light; a translucent or transparent object.

    literary · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin per Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *lukéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *l(o)ukēō? Latin lūceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin lūcidus Latin pellūciduslbor. English pellucid The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin pellūcidus, perlucidus (“transparent, pellucid; very bright; very understandable”), from per- (prefix meaning ‘through; throughout; completely, thoroughly’) + lūcidus (“clear; full of light, bright, shining; (figuratively) easily understood, clear, lucid”) (from lūceō (“to shine; to become visible, show through; (figuratively) to be apparent, conspicuous, or evident”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to see; to shine”)) + -idus (suffix meaning ‘tending to’ forming adjectives)). The noun is derived from the adjective. Cognates * Late Latin pellucidum (“transparent substance”) * Middle French pellucide (modern French pellucide (“pellucid”))

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