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lucid

[loo-sid]

adjective

  1. easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible.

    a lucid explanation.

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  2. characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane.

    a lucid moment in his madness.

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  3. shining or bright.

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  4. clear; pellucid; transparent.

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lucid

/ ˈːɪ /

adjective

  1. readily understood; clear

  2. shining or glowing

  3. psychiatry of or relating to a period of normality between periods of insane or irresponsible behaviour

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Other Word Forms

  • lucidity noun
  • lucidness noun
  • lucidly adverb
  • nonlucid adjective
  • nonlucidly adverb
  • nonlucidness noun
  • unlucid adjective
  • unlucidly adverb
  • unlucidness noun
  • ˈ徱ٲ noun
  • ˈܳ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lucid1

First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin ūܲ, equivalent to ū- (stem of ū light 1 ) + -idus -id 4
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lucid1

C16: from Latin ūܲ full of light, from ū light
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His answer was lucid as a fog bank and inspiring as a stalk of celery.

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“He’s worked as a satirist; he’s written parodies, political thrillers; he’s moved from a fairly earnest modern style to a very lucid, clear style.”

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For a woman who had made a reputation as a lucid, sharp chronicler of the reality of American lives, Didion struggled with the irrational thoughts that flooded her mind afterward.

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With his books and lectures, Vishnevsky almost single-handedly started a massively popular trend of Russians microdosing or trying to invoke lucid dreams and mystical experiences with fly agaric.

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Mr and Mrs Brisley said Mr Sharabi was "lucid" and his "voice a bit husky" when they spoke later on a video call.

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