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   Lim·pid

   /ˈlimpəd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a liquid) free of anything that darkens; completely clear: "the limpid waters of the Caribbean" Similar cleartransparentglassyglasslikecrystal clearcrystallinesee-throughtranslucentpelluciduncloudeduncloudyOpposite opaquemuddy
   • ▪ (of a person's eyes) unclouded; clear: "the limpid gray eyes gazed trustfully at her" Similar cleartransparentglassyglasslikecrystal clearcrystallinesee-throughtranslucentpelluciduncloudeduncloudyOpposite opaquemuddy
   • ▪ (especially of writing or music) clear and accessible or melodious: "the limpid notes of a recorder" Similar lucidclearplainunderstandableintelligiblecomprehensibleperceptiblecoherentexplicitunambiguoussimplevividsharpdirectclear-cutcrystal clearluminousstraightforwarddistinctperspicuousrare:luculentOpposite unintelligible

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin limpidus; perhaps related to lymph.

   Derivatives

   • 1. limpidity noun
   • 2. limpidly adverb
   • 3. limpidness noun

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