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Definitions for perspicuous
pərˈspɪk yu əsper·spic·u·ous
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Princeton's WordNet
limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuousadjective
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
"writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"
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perspicuousadjective
Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
perspicuousadjective
Of a language or notation, such as that of formal propositional calculus: where the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
perspicuousadjective
Transparent; translucent.
Etymology: From perspicuus, in turn from perspicio.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PERSPICUOUSadjective
Etymology: perspicuus, Latin.
As contrary causes produce the like effects, so even the same proceed from black and white; for the clear and perspicuous body effecteth white, and that white a black. Henry Peacham.
The purpose is perspicuous even as substance,
Whose grossness little characters sum up. William Shakespeare.All this is so perspicuous, so undeniable, that I need not be over industrious in the proof of it. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.
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perspicuous
Perspicuous refers to something that is clearly expressed or presented, easily understandable or comprehensible. It can relate to language, statements, arguments, or any form of communication that can be readily understood without ambiguity.
Webster Dictionary
Perspicuousadjective
capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not opaque
Perspicuousadjective
clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous statements
Etymology: [L. perspicuus, from perspicere to look through. See Perspective.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of perspicuous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of perspicuous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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