<adj.all> writes in a limpid style lucid directions a luculent oration pellucid prose a crystal clear explanation a perspicuous argument
having a clear mind
<adj.all> a lucid moment in his madness
capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
<adj.all> a lucid thinker she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
<adj.all> the cold crystalline water of melted snow crystal clear skies could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool lucid air a pellucid brook transparent crystal
Lucid \Lu"cid\, a. [L. lucidus, fr. lux, lucis, light. See {Light}, n.] 1. Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven.
3. Presenting a clear view; easily understood; clear.
A lucid and interesting abstract of the debate. --Macaulay.
4. Bright with the radiance of intellect; not darkened or confused by delirium or madness; marked by the regular operations of reason; as, a lucid interval.
Syn: Luminous; bright; clear; transparent; sane; reasonable. See {Luminous}.
Rushkoff's prose, so lucid in the early parts of the book, becomes unmoored and jargon-ridden as he takes us through the poorly-lit labyrinth of 'neopaganism' and 'technoshamanism'.
It is more of a reference book. That both the main authors of Market Movers include stints with Reuters news agency on their curricula vitae comes as no surprise, given the lucid objectivity with which they present their information.
He provides extensive program notes that are lucid, playful, insightful and of a scope beyond any other program notes written for New York concerts.
He writes lucid prose and analysis, occasionally swamped by detail, but everywhere thought-provoking. He focuses on these indicators because, he claims, we learn more from looking at patterns of consumption than patterns of income.
Friends recently described Sadler as lucid and able to use one arm, though at times during his hospitalization relatives said he was unable to make legal decisions for himself.
Officers said the woman was "not real lucid or coherent," said Anderson.
DeGarmo wrote both the music and lyrics of "Lucidity" and said it came from his own experiences with lucid dreaming.
EVERYTHING about English National Opera's 1991 staging of Figaro's Wedding is shaped by Jeremy Sams's lucid, sassy translation.
Curator Margot Coatts has engaged the services of ceramic technologist Nigel Woods, whose lucid catalogue essay benefits both layman and potter. From the first, Rie was innovative, producing in Vienna unusual mottled glazes that prefigure later work.
His valedictory sentiments ring hollow, making the novel not quite as lucid or powerful as its urgent subject requires.