limpid
adjective
lim·pid ˈlim-pəd 
1
a
: marked by transparency (see transparent sense 1) : pellucid
limpid streams
b
: clear and simple in style
limpid prose
2
: absolutely serene and untroubled
the benign effects of a limpid childhood 
Time
Time limpidity
lim-ˈpi-də-tē
noun limpidly
ˈlim-pəd-lē
adverb limpidness noun
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Since around 1600, limpid has been used in English to describe things that have the soft clearness of pure water. The aquatic connection is not incidental; language scholars believe that limpid probably traces to lympha, a Latin word meaning "water." That same Latin root is also the source of the word lymph, the English name for the pale liquid that helps maintain the body's fluid balance and that removes bacteria from tissues.
Synonyms
- clear
- crystal
- crystal clear
- crystalline
- liquid
- lucent
- pellucid
- see-through
- transparent
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Example Sentences
the limpid waters of the stream her eyes are the blue of a limpid stream of water
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Etymology
French or Latin; French limpide, from Latin limpidus, perhaps from lympha water — more at lymph
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
limpid
adjective
lim·pid ˈlim-pəd
: perfectly clear
limpid water
limpidness
noun
as in transparency
the state or quality of being easily seen through the limpidness of the water allows visitors to actually see fish swimming along the bottom Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- transparency
- clarity
- brightness
- brilliance
- limpidity
- clearness
- lucency
- definition
- translucence
- translucency
- luminosity
- visibility
- apparentness
- resolution
- luminousness
- effulgence
- observability
- sharpness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- turbidity
- opacity
- cloudiness
- opaqueness
- turbidness
- haziness
- milkiness
- murkiness
- mistiness
- fogginess