lucid

[Lu·cid]

Something that's lucid is clear and understandable. Lucid writing is important in journalism, so that readers easily get the point of the article they're reading.

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Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven.

Adjective S.
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"

Adjective S.
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent cristal"

Adjective S.
capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident"

Adjective S.
having a clear mind; "a lucid moment in his madness"


n.
Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven.

n.
Clear; transparent.

n.
Presenting a clear view; easily understood; clear.

n.
Bright with the radiance of intellect; not darkened or confused by delirium or madness; marked by the regular operations of reason; as, a lucid interval.


Lucid

Lu"cid , a. [L. lucidus, fr. lux, lucis, light. See Light, n.] 1. Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven.
Lucid, like a glowworm.
A court compact of lucid marbles.
2. Clear; transparent. " Lucid streams." Milton. 3. Presenting a clear view; easily understood; clear.
A lucid and interesting abstract of the debate.
4. Bright with the radiance of intellect; not darkened or confused by delirium or madness; marked by the regular operations of reason; as, a lucid interval. Syn. -- Luminous; bright; clear; transparent; sane; reasonable. See Luminous.

Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven.

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Usage Examples

Not all lucid dreams are useful but they all have a sense of wonder about them. If you must sleep through a third of your life, why should you sleep through your dreams, too?

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of a rational and lucid mind by delusion and self-destruction. You lose yourself, you have no power over yourself, you can't even think straight.

Papa always makes it clear that he would like to know me as much more rational and lucid than the girls and women he gets to know during his analytic hours.

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