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perspicuousenUK
perspicuousclearly expressed; lucid, plain, distinct: perspicuous building, explicit, intelligible: an intelligible report
Not to be confused with:perspicacious – discerning; perceptive: a perspicacious observation; acute; shrewd; penetratingper·spic·u·ous P0211400 (pər-spĭk′yo͞o-əs)adj.1. Clearly expressed or presented; easy to understand: perspicuous prose.2. Expressing oneself clearly and effectively: a perspicuous lecturer.3. Discerning; perspicacious.
[From Latin perspicuus, from perspicere, to see through; see perspicacious.]
per·spic′u·ous·ly adv.per·spic′u·ous·ness n.perspicuous (pəˈspɪkjʊəs) adj(of speech or writing) easily understood; lucid[C15: from Latin perspicuus transparent, from perspicere to explore thoroughly; see perspective] perˈspicuously adv perˈspicuousness nper•spic•u•ous (pərˈspɪk yu əs)
adj. clearly expressed or presented; lucid. [1470–80; < Latin perspicuus transparent =perspic-, s. of perspicere to look or see through (per- per- + -spicere, comb. form of specere to look; see inspect) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -ous] per•spic′u•ous•ly, adv. per•spic′u•ous•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | perspicuous - (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"lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, limpidlanguage, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"clear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" |
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perspicuousenUK
Synonyms for perspicuousadj (of language) transparently clearSynonyms- lucid
- luculent
- pellucid
- crystal clear
- limpid
Related Words- language
- linguistic communication
- clear
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