# limpid

/lˈɪmpɪd/ (UK) · CEFR C2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/limpid
Updated: 2026-04-24

## Definition

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.

For teachers: 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.

## Examples

- The mountain lake is so limpid you can see the bottom.
- We spent the afternoon looking down into the limpid pools left behind by the receding tide.
- The author's limpid prose style ensures that even the most dense philosophical arguments remain accessible to a general audience without sacrificing intellectual depth.

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