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limpid

adj.
C2 Proficiency Oxford UK //lˈɪmpɪd// limpid

adj. clear and transparent, like pure water or clean glass. You can also use it to describe writing or speech that is very easy to understand.

adj. completely clear and transparent; free from obscurity or turbidity. When applied to literature or musical style, it characterizes a quality of clarity, simplicity, and lucidity.


SIMPLE

The mountain lake is so limpid you can see the bottom.

CONTEXTUAL

We spent the afternoon looking down into the limpid pools left behind by the receding tide.

COMPLEX

The author's limpid prose style ensures that even the most dense philosophical arguments remain accessible to a general audience without sacrificing intellectual depth.

Synonyms
Origin

From French limpide, from Latin limpidus.

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