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Webster 1913 Edition
Lucid
1.
Shining; bright; resplendent;
as, the
. lucid
orbs of heavenLucid
, like a glowworm. Sir I. Newton.
A court compact of
lucid
marbles. Tennyson.
2.
Clear; transparent.
“ Lucid streams.” Milton.
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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Lucid
LU'CID
,Adj.
1.
Shining; bright; resplendent; as the lucid orbs of heaven.2.
Clear; transparent; pellucid; as a lucid stream.3.
Bright with the radiance of intellect; not darkened or confused by delirium or madness; marked by the regular operations of reason; as the lucid intervals of a deranged man.4.
Clear; distinct; presenting a clear view; easily understood; as a lucid order or arrangement.Definition 2024
lucid
lucid
See also: lúcid
English
Adjective
lucid (comparative lucider or more lucid, superlative lucidest or most lucid)
- clear; easily understood
- 2014 September 26, Tom Payne, “Sapiens: a Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, review: 'urgent questions' [print version: The story of our species, 27 September 2014, p. R32]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review):
- [T]he book, constructed in short, lucid episodes, can be satisfyingly read as a sequence of provocative talks, at once well informed and vatic.
-
- mentally rational; sane
- bright, luminous, translucent or transparent
Synonyms
Derived terms
- lucid dream
- lucidity (noun)
- lucidly (adverb)
Related terms
Translations
clear; easily understood
mentally rational; sane
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bright, luminous, translucent or transparent
Noun
lucid (plural lucids)
- A lucid dream.
- 1986, Benjamin B. Wolman, Montague Ullman, Handbook of states of consciousness (page 163)
- The day before nightmare-initiated lucids, subjects reported more depressed feelings […]
- 1986, Benjamin B. Wolman, Montague Ullman, Handbook of states of consciousness (page 163)