Lucid Definition

lo͝osĭd
adjective
Bright; shining.
Webster's New World
Thinking or expressing oneself clearly, especially between periods of confusion; clearheaded.
The feverish patient was lucid now and then.
American Heritage
Clear to the mind; readily understood.
Lucid instructions.
Webster's New World
Transparent.
Webster's New World
Designating an interval of sanity in a mental disorder.
Webster's New World
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noun
A lucid dream.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Lucid

Noun

Singular:
lucid
Plural:
lucids

Origin of Lucid

  • Latin lūcidus from lūcēre to shine leuk- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin lucidus, from lux (“light") + -id.

    From Wiktionary

Lucid Sentence Examples

  • It was a lucid dream; half awake, half asleep.

  • Lucid explanations have been most helpful to my understanding.

  • The poet was reading lucid prose.

  • The main points remained lucid, straightforward, and well worth listening to.

  • The wonders of the temple were made more lucid by a guided tour of the little museum.

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Words Starting With

LLULUC

Words Ending With

DIDCID

Unscrambles

lucid

Words Starting With L and Ending With D

Starts With L & Ends With DStarts With LU & Ends With DStarts With L & Ends With ID

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With L5 Letter Words Ending With D