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- [puh-loo-sid]
- /pəˈlu sɪd/
- /pˌeluːsˈɪdɪti/
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- [puh-loo-sid]
- /pəˈlu sɪd/
Definitions of pellucidity word
- adjective pellucidity allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent. 1
- adjective pellucidity clear or limpid: pellucid waters. 1
- adjective pellucidity clear in meaning, expression, or style: a pellucid way of writing. 1
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Origin of pellucidity
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Latin pellūcidus, variant of perlūcidus. See per-, lucid
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Parts of speech for Pellucidity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pellucidity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pellucidity
noun pellucidity
- comprehensibility — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- decipherability — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- directness — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- intelligibility — the quality or condition of being intelligible; capability of being understood.
- legibility — Also, legibleness. the state or quality of being legible.
Antonyms for pellucidity
noun pellucidity
- abstruseness — hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories.
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