lucidness

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UK/ˈluːsɪdnəs/

noun

The property of being lucid; lucidity.

“The lucidness of his answers argued against his being insane or confused.”

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounlucidness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being lucid; lucidity.

    The lucidness of his answers argued against his being insane or confused.

    1 more example

    Surprised and rejoiced thus far at the unanticipated newness, and the sweet lucidness and simplicity of Isabel’s narrating, […] Pierre now, in handing the instrument to Isabel, could not entirely restrain something like a look of half-regret, accompanied rather strangely with a half-smile of gentle humor.

    1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfree from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinlūcidus
  2. Englishlucid
  3. Englishlucidness

From lucid + -ness.

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Translations

Dutch helderheid, klaarheid
  • helderheidproperty of being lucid
  • klaarheidproperty of being lucid
French lucidité
  • luciditéproperty of being lucid
German Deutlichkeit, Klarheit
  • Deutlichkeitproperty of being lucid
  • Klarheitproperty of being lucid
Portuguese lucidez
  • lucidezproperty of being lucid
Spanish lucidez
  • lucidezproperty of being lucid

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APA

lucidness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucidness

MLA

“lucidness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucidness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lucidness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucidness.

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