lucid

English

Etymology

Latin lucidus, from lux (“light”) + -id.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈluːsɪd/
• Rhymes: -uːsɪd

Adjective

lucid (comparative more lucid, superlative most lucid)

1. clear; easily understood
2. mentally rational; sane
3. bright, luminous, translucent or transparent

Synonyms

• clear
• coherent
• fluent
• pellucid
• perspicuous
• straightforward
• see-through
• transparent

Derived terms

• lucid dream
• lucidity (noun)
• lucidly (adverb)

Related terms

• elucidate

Translations

clear; easily understood

Bosnian: razumljiv (bs) m. Catalan: lúcid (ca) Finnish: selvä (fi), selkeä (fi) French: clair (fr) m., claire (fr) f. Macedonian: јасен (mk) (jásen) m., луциден (mk) (lúciden) m.

Polish: jasny (pl), klarowny (pl), przejrzysty (pl) m. Russian: ясный (ru) (jásnyj), понятный (ru) (ponjátnyj) Spanish: lúcido (es)

mentally rational; sane

Bosnian: razuman (bs) m. Catalan: lúcid (ca) Finnish: selväpäinen (fi), selkeä-älyinen (fi) French: lucide (fr) m. and f.

Macedonian: разумен (mk) (rázumen) m., рационален (mk) (racionálen) m. Russian: разумный (ru) (razúmnyj), рациональный (ru) (racionál'nyj) Spanish: lúcido (es)

bright, luminous, translucent or transparent

Catalan: lúcid (ca) Finnish: selkeä (fi), kirkas (fi), läpikuultava (fi), läpinäkyvä (fi) Macedonian: светол (mk) (svétol) m., бистар (mk) (bístar) m., ведар (mk) (védar) m.

Russian: светлый (ru) (svétlyj), ясный (ru) (jásnyj) Spanish: lucido (es), brillante (es)

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Mandarin: 明白, 易懂 French: lucide Dutch: helder, duidelijk, transparant

German: einleuchtend (1), klar (1,2), bei Verstand (2), leuchtend (3) Ido: lucida Italian: lucido

Anagrams

• ludic

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Spanish

Verb

lucid (infinitive lucir)

1. (Spain) Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of lucir.