# pellucid

CEFR C2 · Adjective

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

## Definition

very clear and easy to understand. You use this to describe light, water, or even a piece of writing that is perfectly simple and logical.

For teachers: translucent or transparent; easily intelligible in style or expression. Adjective, typically literary register.

## Examples

- The water in the mountain stream is pellucid and cold.
- Despite the complexity of the legal case, the judge wrote a pellucid summary that anyone could follow.
- The morning light filtered through the pellucid glass of the conservatory, illuminating every detail of the rare orchids without the harshness of the direct afternoon sun.

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