transpicuousadj.

/trɑːnˈspɪkjʊəs/

/tranˈspɪkjʊəs/

Etymology: < medieval or modern Latin transpicuus, < Latin transpicĕre to look or see through ( < trans- prefix + specĕre to look), on analogy of conspicuous, perspicuous.

a. That can be seen through; pervious to vision.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > [adjective]

shireOE

brightOE

through-shineOE

cleanc1040

cleara1400

transparent1413

crystalc1425

crystallinec1425

crystal-clear?a1439

pure1481

perspicuatea1500

beryl1508

through-shining1526

diaphane1561

thorough-seeable1562

pellucid1563

sheer1565

translucent1568

liquid1590

tralucent?1592

perspicuous1599

thorough light1601

diaphanic1614

diaphanous1614

perspicable1615

translucid1615

diaphanal1616

lucid1620

diaphaned1626

transpicuous1638

perlucid1647

dioptrical1760

dioptric1801

unconcealing1804

see-through1851

pellucent1886

pool-clear1924

1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. New World (1684) i. 75 Of this Opinion also was Cæsar la Galla, whose Words are these, ‘The Moon doth there appear Clearest, where she is Transpicuous [L. luna est transpicua], not only through the Superficies, but the Substance also’.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 141 That light Sent from her [sc. the earth] through the wide transpicuous aire, To the terrestrial Moon.

1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. vii. 123 Light corridores, and transpicuous arbours through which the sun-beams play.

1910 Athenæum 9 Apr. 432/3 A region of mist.. no instrument of science can render transpicuous to our eyes.

b. figurative. Of language, etc.: Plain, clear in meaning; also gen. easily perceived or detected; manifest. Cf. transparent adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adjective]

plaina1398

cleara1400

luminousc1450

lightsome1532

perspiculous1565

perspicuous1570

luculent1597

dilucida1640

limpid1649

dilucidate1651

elucidatea1670

dilucidated1759

lucid1786

pellucid1831

chiselleda1862

transpicuous1877

1877 C. Patmore Unknown Eros i. 2 The lonely suns, the mystic hazes and throng'd sparkles bright That..In sweet transpicuous words, shall glow alway.

1896 T. Hutchinson in Academy 28 Mar. 256/1 Far-reaching and luminous thought..incarnated in language correspondingly grave and transpicuous, or ardent and sublime.

1908 Month Jan. 8 Why should we not have new words, so they be musical and their meaning transpicuous?

Derivatives

tranˈspicuously adv. clearly (in meaning).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adverb]

openlyOE

clearly1340

lightsomely?1510

perspicuously1592

luculently1613

dilucidly1638

lucidlyc1705

luminously1816

transpicuously1852

pellucidly1868

limpidly1870

1852 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 358 To speak transpicuously of things Divine Pertaineth not to nature.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	transpicuous
释义	transpicuousadj. /trɑːnˈspɪkjʊəs//tranˈspɪkjʊəs/ Etymology: < medieval or modern Latin transpicuus, < Latin transpicĕre to look or see through ( < trans- prefix + specĕre to look), on analogy of conspicuous, perspicuous. a. That can be seen through; pervious to vision. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > [adjective] shireOE brightOE through-shineOE cleanc1040 cleara1400 transparent1413 crystalc1425 crystallinec1425 crystal-clear?a1439 pure1481 perspicuatea1500 beryl1508 through-shining1526 diaphane1561 thorough-seeable1562 pellucid1563 sheer1565 translucent1568 liquid1590 tralucent?1592 perspicuous1599 thorough light1601 diaphanic1614 diaphanous1614 perspicable1615 translucid1615 diaphanal1616 lucid1620 diaphaned1626 transpicuous1638 perlucid1647 dioptrical1760 dioptric1801 unconcealing1804 see-through1851 pellucent1886 pool-clear1924 1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. New World (1684) i. 75 Of this Opinion also was Cæsar la Galla, whose Words are these, ‘The Moon doth there appear Clearest, where she is Transpicuous [L. luna est transpicua], not only through the Superficies, but the Substance also’. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 141 That light Sent from her [sc. the earth] through the wide transpicuous aire, To the terrestrial Moon. View more context for this quotation 1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. vii. 123 Light corridores, and transpicuous arbours through which the sun-beams play. 1910 Athenæum 9 Apr. 432/3 A region of mist.. no instrument of science can render transpicuous to our eyes. b. figurative. Of language, etc.: Plain, clear in meaning; also gen. easily perceived or detected; manifest. Cf. transparent adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adjective] plaina1398 cleara1400 luminousc1450 lightsome1532 perspiculous1565 perspicuous1570 luculent1597 dilucida1640 limpid1649 dilucidate1651 elucidatea1670 dilucidated1759 lucid1786 pellucid1831 chiselleda1862 transpicuous1877 1877 C. Patmore Unknown Eros i. 2 The lonely suns, the mystic hazes and throng'd sparkles bright That..In sweet transpicuous words, shall glow alway. 1896 T. Hutchinson in Academy 28 Mar. 256/1 Far-reaching and luminous thought..incarnated in language correspondingly grave and transpicuous, or ardent and sublime. 1908 Month Jan. 8 Why should we not have new words, so they be musical and their meaning transpicuous? Derivatives tranˈspicuously adv. clearly (in meaning). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adverb] openlyOE clearly1340 lightsomely?1510 perspicuously1592 luculently1613 dilucidly1638 lucidlyc1705 luminously1816 transpicuously1852 pellucidly1868 limpidly1870 1852 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 358 To speak transpicuously of things Divine Pertaineth not to nature. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1638
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