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limpid Definition

lim·pid (limpid)

adjective

  1. perfectly clear; transparent; not cloudy or turbid limpid waters
  2. clear and simple limpid prose

Etymology: Fr limpide < L limpidus, altered (? from liquidus, liquid) < OL limpa, lumpa, water: see lymph

limpid Related Forms

lim·pid·ity noun or lim·pid·ness lim·pidly adverb

limpid Synonyms

limpid

modif.

  1. Transparent

    pellucid, filmy, thin; see clear 2, pure 1, transparent 1.

  2. Intelligible

    clear, distinct, lucid; see definite 2, obvious 1.

limpid Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • stream: During the winter we must look to the springs round the Sierra Ventana as the source of its pure and limpid stream.
  • pool: I seem to recall ( through my limpid pool of time ) the scene with John Agar being killed was an addition in reshoot.
  • water: Alternatively, you could head off down to the boulders and quite quickly you'll be in 30+ limpid water.
  • eye: The most gorgeous head, with huge dark limpid eyes that you could get lost in, melting expression, black pigment.
  • light: The moon rose above the valley walls and gave a limpid light to our waning head torches.
  • line: But the limpid lines of Therapy mirror its theme to some ironic degree; the frustration of a weak erection.

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