perspicuous
Syllables: per·spic·u·ous/pəˈspɪkjuːəs/US/pərˈspɪkjəwəs/
perspicuous adjective: clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
Adjective
perspicuous (comparative more perspicuous, superlative most perspicuous)
- Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
- I am always willing to run some hazard of being tedious in order to be sure that I am perspicuous […]1776, Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, Book I, Chapter 4
- Synonyms:
- transparent, pervious, apprehensible, clear, limpid, comprehensible, explainable, explicable, explicatable, fathomable
- Antonyms:
- abstruse, Chinese, dense, enigmatic, fathomless, bottomless, Greek, inapprehensible, incognizable, incomprehensible
- (Of a language or notation) the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
- That can be seen through clearly; that lets light through.
- Synonyms:
- transparent, see-through, translucent, clear, clear as crystal, crystalline, diaphanous, glassy, hyaline, hyaloid
- Antonyms:
- imperspicuous, adiaphanous, nontransparent, opacous, opacular, opaque, thick
perspicuous meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
perspicuous in Malayalam
- സുപ്രബോധമായ, തെളിവായ, പ്രസന്നമായ, വിശദമായ
perspicuous in Kannada
- ಸುಲಭಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯ, ಸುಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ, ವಿಶದ, ಸುವ್ಯಕ್ತ, ಸರಳವಾದ
Synonyms of perspicuous
- transparent
- pervious
- apprehensible
- clear
- limpid
- comprehensible
- explainable
- explicable
- explicatable
- fathomable
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Antonyms
- abstruse
- Chinese
- dense
- enigmatic
- fathomless
- bottomless
- Greek
- inapprehensible
- incognizable
- incomprehensible
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Forms of perspicuous
| comparative | more perspicuous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most perspicuous |
Origin of perspicuous
From Latin perspicuus, in turn from perspiciō (“see through”).
Words formed from perspicuous
Questions about perspicuous
- What does perspicuous mean?
- Perspicuous means clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
- What is perspicuous in Malayalam?
- Perspicuous in Malayalam is സുപ്രബോധമായ, തെളിവായ, പ്രസന്നമായ. See Perspicuous meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is perspicuous?
- Perspicuous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce perspicuous?
- Perspicuous is pronounced /pəˈspɪkjuːəs/ (UK).
Words near perspicuous in the dictionary
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