Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Clearly expressed; easily understood.
- adjective Thinking or expressing oneself clearly, especially between periods of confusion; clearheaded.
- adjective Brightly lit; luminous.
- adjective Clear; transparent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Emitting light; shining; bright; resplendent: as, the lucid orbs of heaven.
- Transmitting or reflecting light; clear; transparent; pellucid: as, a lucid stream.
- Marked by intellectual clearness or brightness; free from obscurity or confusion of thought, or, specifically, from delirium; clear headed; sane: as, a lucid mind; lucid perceptions; lucid intervals in insanity.
- Presenting a clear view; easily understood; distinct: as, a lucid order or arrangement; a lucid style of writing.
- In entomology
- Smooth and very shining; reflecting light like polished metal.
- Giv ing light; phosphorescent; luciferous.
- In botany, having a shining surface
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Shining; bright; resplendent.
- adjective Clear; transparent.
- adjective Presenting a clear view; easily understood; clear.
- adjective Bright with the radiance of intellect; not darkened or confused by delirium or madness; marked by the regular operations of reason.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
clear ;easily understood - adjective
mentally rational ;sane - adjective
bright ,luminous ,translucent ortransparent - noun A
lucid dream .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
- adjective having a clear mind
- adjective transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
- adjective capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Actually the evo in lucid is the same one that was shipped in Karmic because we wanted it to be stable.
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See, because this is what we call the lucid dreaming, where you can really change your dreams around.
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"What occurs sometimes is a person will get up looking and feeling fine and have what we call a lucid period right after the injury, not unlike what was reported in the media for Natasha Richardson," said Dr Felise Zollman, a brain injury expert at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
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The modern mind has built up for itself theories and ideologies whereby it prevents itself from seeing the truth that a man like Benedict XVI spells out for it in lucid and rigorously argued terms – terms fully aware and familiar with all of modern philosophy itself.
Books 2009
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The modern mind has built up for itself theories and ideologies whereby it prevents itself from seeing the truth that a man like Benedict XVI spells out for it in lucid and rigorously argued terms – terms fully aware and familiar with all of modern philosophy itself.
Philosophy 2009
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While the lurid events of some stories have a ripped-from-the-headlines feel, Oates is never merely sensational, tracking hidden motives and emotions with a sharp eye for psychological detaileverything conveyed in lucid, rhythmic prose.
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The modern mind has built up for itself theories and ideologies whereby it prevents itself from seeing the truth that a man like Benedict XVI spells out for it in lucid and rigorously argued terms – terms fully aware and familiar with all of modern philosophy itself.
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The modern mind has built up for itself theories and ideologies whereby it prevents itself from seeing the truth that a man like Benedict XVI spells out for it in lucid and rigorously argued terms – terms fully aware and familiar with all of modern philosophy itself.
Education 2009
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The modern mind has built up for itself theories and ideologies whereby it prevents itself from seeing the truth that a man like Benedict XVI spells out for it in lucid and rigorously argued terms – terms fully aware and familiar with all of modern philosophy itself.
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The modern mind has built up for itself theories and ideologies whereby it prevents itself from seeing the truth that a man like Benedict XVI spells out for it in lucid and rigorously argued terms – terms fully aware and familiar with all of modern philosophy itself.
janejetson commented on the word lucid
"bright with light" or "clear and easy to understand."
from MW word of the day 5/19/2010
May 25, 2010