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   limpid

   /ˈlɪmpɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a liquid) completely clear and transparent: "the limpid waters of the Caribbean" Similar cleartransparentglassyglasslikecrystal clearcrystallinesee-throughtranslucentpelluciduncloudeduncloudyOpposite opaquemuddy
   • ▪ (of a person's eyes) unclouded; clear: "the limpid grey eyes gazed trustfully at her" Similar cleartransparentglassyglasslikecrystal clearcrystallinesee-throughtranslucentpelluciduncloudeduncloudyOpposite opaquemuddy
   • ▪ (especially of writing or music) clear and accessible or melodious: "the limpid notes of a recorder" Similar lucidclearplainunderstandableintelligiblecomprehensibleperceptiblecoherentexplicitunambiguoussimplevividsharpdirectclear-cutcrystal clearluminousstraightforwarddistinctperspicuousrare:luculentOpposite unintelligible

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin limpidus; perhaps related to lymph.

   Derivatives

   • 1. limpidity noun
   • 2. limpidly adverb
   • 3. limpidness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   6 hours ago · Far from being a constraint, opacity, as the opposite of limpid clarity, becomes a political tool: ‘L’opaque est aussi une arme critique poétique et/ou politique’ [The opaque is also a poetic and/or political weapon] (Gleize 2011a: 44). Instead of an expression or representation of the world, writing becomes an experimental process ...