perspicuous

adjective

per·spic·u·ous pər-ˈspi-kyə-wəs How to pronounce perspicuous (audio)

: plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation

a perspicuous argument

perspicuity

ˌpər-spə-ˈkyü-ə-tē How to pronounce perspicuous (audio)

noun

perspicuously

pər-ˈspi-kyə-wəs-lē How to pronounce perspicuous (audio)

adverb

perspicuousness noun

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Perspicuous is based on Latin perspicere, meaning "to see through," so that which is perspicuous is clear and understandable. Perspicuous has a close cousin, perspicacious, which is used of a person with astute insight. Both words come directly from Latin adjectives that mean the same thing they do: perspicuous from perspicuus, and perspicacious from perspicax. Needless to say, it's possible to confuse the two. One easy way to keep out of trouble is to think of perspicUous as the "U" word, and remember that it means "Understandable"—in contrast to the "A" word, perspicAcious, which means "Astute."

Example Sentences

believing that poetry need not be as perspicuous as prose, he writes poems that are intentionally ambiguous

Recent Examples on the Web But where Hofstadter is playfully enigmatic and brashly brainy, Chalmers’s writing is perspicuous and teacherly — an approach that keeps it from collapsing into recalcitrant obscurity.

Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022 Conditions in the state the planes left behind them were far less perspicuous.

The Economist, 8 Feb. 2020 The president began his Monday by scrutinizing his national security briefing, filling its margins with perspicuous questions and observations.

Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 10 July 2017 Unspoken but perspicuous is the wish to (at worst) score points off Democrats and (at best) free up a seat on the nation’s most important appeals court for a nominee from the Federalist Society weapons locker.

Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, 12 May 2017

单词	perspicuousness
释义	perspicuous adjective per·spic·u·ous pər-ˈspi-kyə-wəs : plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation a perspicuous argument perspicuity ˌpər-spə-ˈkyü-ə-tē noun perspicuously pər-ˈspi-kyə-wəs-lē adverb perspicuousness noun Did you know? Perspicuous is based on Latin perspicere, meaning "to see through," so that which is perspicuous is clear and understandable. Perspicuous has a close cousin, perspicacious, which is used of a person with astute insight. Both words come directly from Latin adjectives that mean the same thing they do: perspicuous from perspicuus, and perspicacious from perspicax. Needless to say, it's possible to confuse the two. One easy way to keep out of trouble is to think of perspicUous as the "U" word, and remember that it means "Understandable"—in contrast to the "A" word, perspicAcious, which means "Astute." Synonyms apparent bald bald-faced barefaced bright-line broad clear clear-cut crystal clear decided distinct evident lucid luculent luminous manifest nonambiguous obvious open-and-shut palpable patent pellucid plain ringing straightforward transparent unambiguous unambivalent unequivocal unmistakable See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences believing that poetry need not be as perspicuous as prose, he writes poems that are intentionally ambiguous Recent Examples on the Web But where Hofstadter is playfully enigmatic and brashly brainy, Chalmers’s writing is perspicuous and teacherly — an approach that keeps it from collapsing into recalcitrant obscurity. Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022 Conditions in the state the planes left behind them were far less perspicuous. The Economist, 8 Feb. 2020 The president began his Monday by scrutinizing his national security briefing, filling its margins with perspicuous questions and observations. Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 10 July 2017 Unspoken but perspicuous is the wish to (at worst) score points off Democrats and (at best) free up a seat on the nation’s most important appeals court for a nominee from the Federalist Society weapons locker. Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, 12 May 2017 Word History Etymology Latin perspicuus transparent, perspicuous, from perspicere First Known Use 1570, in the meaning defined above perspicuousness noun as in clarity clearness of expression the undeniable perspicuousness of the prosecutor's closing argument Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance clarity simplicity perspicuity lucidity explicitness lucidness readableness incisiveness incision forthrightness directness readability straightforwardness intelligibility openness legibility comprehensibility Antonyms & Near Antonyms ambiguity obscurity opacity obscureness unclarity obliquity opaqueness obliqueness unintelligibility equivocalness impenetrability incomprehensibility inscrutability equivocation ambiguousness incomprehensibleness inscrutableness indistinctness unintelligibleness indirectness deviousness dimness vagueness incoherence faintness disjointedness fuzziness muddiness circuitousness nebulousness See More
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perspicuous

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