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semilucid

semilucid adjective: involving a certain amount of lucidity.

Adjective

semilucid (not comparable)

  1. Involving a certain amount of lucidity.
    • Patients with Alzheimer's disease may have semilucid moments.
    • I had a semilucid dream in which I was vaguely aware that I was dreaming.
  2. Partly transparent; translucent.
    • Cowering beneath a semilucid veil,
      A semilucid bridal veil of snow,
      Which from the wreath that binds her temples pale
      Down to her white and slender feet doth flow.1842, Aubrey De Vere, The Waldenses: or, The fall of Rora, page 273

Origin of semilucid

From semi- + lucid.

Questions about semilucid

What does semilucid mean?
Semilucid means involving a certain amount of lucidity.
What part of speech is semilucid?
Semilucid is an adjective.

Words near semilucid in the dictionary

  1. semilore
  2. semilow
  3. semiloyal
  4. semiloyalty
  5. semilucent
  6. semilucid
  7. semilucidity
  8. semilunar
  9. semilunar bone
  10. semilunar bones
  11. semilunar ganglia

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