perspicuity
perspicuity · perspicuities
Clarity, lucidity, especially in expressionClarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous.
UK/ˌpəːspɪˈkjuːɪti/US/ˌpɚspəˈkjuəti/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous.
clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
(countable, uncountable)Perspicacity; insight.
(countable, rare, uncountable)Transparency; translucence.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Late Latin perspicuitās (“evidentness”, “self-evidency”, literally “transparBorrowed from Late Latin perspicuitās (“evidentness”, “self-evidency”, literally “transparency”, “clarity”, “lucidity”), from Latin perspicuus (“clear”, “transparent”; “evident”); compare perspicacity and the French perspicuité. By surface analysis, perspicuous + -ity.
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Forms
plural: perspicuities| Singular | perspicuity |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous:perspicuousnessplainness
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable