Synonyms of pellucid
66 similar words · 42 opposite words
Another word for pellucid is clear. Other synonyms of pellucid are perspicuous, see-through, hyaline and limpid. The opposite of pellucid is thick.
Synonyms and similar words for pellucid
adjectiveAllowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.
- clearTransparent in colour.
- limpidClear, transparent or bright.
- lucid
- clear as crystal
- crystalline
- diaphanous
- glassy
- hyalineGlassy, transparent; amorphous.
- hyaloidTransparent or glassy.
- perspicuousClearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
- see-throughTransparent or translucent; that can be seen through.
- transparent
- transpicuousEasily construed or seen through.
- vitreous
- serene archaic
adjectiveEasily understood; clear.
- crystal clear
- translucent
- apprehensibleWhich can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
- comprehensibleAble to be comprehended.
- explainableAble to be explained or understood.
- explicableAble to be explained.
- explicatableExplicable.
- fathomableAble to be fathomed.
- graspable
- illuminable
- intelligibleCapable of being understood; clear to the mind.
- straightforward
- tangibleComprehensible by the mind; understandable.
- understandable
adjectiveEasily recognized or seen through; apparent, obvious.
- apparent
- arrant
- undoubtedWithout doubt; without question; certain.
- glaring
- bait
- blatant
- clear as a bellTotally clear; distinct and unmistakeable.
- clear as dayQuite clear.
- clear cut
- conspicuous
- cut and dried
- decided
- evidentObviously true by simple observation.
- intuitive
- manifest
- noticeable
- obviousEasily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
- open-and-shutSimple and obvious; easily decided.
- ostensible
- palpable
- patent
- plain
- plain as a haystackSynonym of plain as day.
- plain as a pikestaffSynonym of plain as day.
- plain as dayVery clear and evident.
- plain as Dunstable highwaySynonym of plain as day.
- plain as porridge
- plain as printSynonym of plain as day.
- plain as SalisburySynonym of plain as day.
- plain as the nose on one's faceSynonym of plain as day.
- prima facieApparently correct; not needing proof unless evidence to the contrary is shown.
- res ipsa loquitur
- splendent
- undissembled
- elucidate obsoleteClear, understandable.
- eyely archaicVisible or apparent to the eye; evident; obvious.
- notable dated
Opposite of pellucid
adjectiveAllowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.
- adiaphanousNot transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
- nontransparentNot transparent; lacking transparence; opaque.
- opaque
- thickImpenetrable to sight.
- opacous obsolete
- opacular obsoleteOpaque.
adjectiveEasily understood; clear.
- abstruseDifficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
- Chinese
- denseOpaque; allowing little light to pass through.
- enigmatic
- fathomless
- bottomless
- Greek
- inapprehensibleThat cannot be apprehended; not apprehensible to or graspable by either body or mind.
- incognizableNot cognizable; incapable of being recognised.
- incomprehensible
- ineffable
- inenubilable formal, literary
- inexplicableImpossible to explain; not easily accounted for.
- impenetrableIncomprehensible; fathomless; inscrutable.
- insensible
- inscrutableDifficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
- insoluble
- insolvable
- mysterious
- nonunderstandableNot understandable.
- obscureDifficult to understand; abstruse.
- tenebrose figuratively
- undecipherableNot easily deciphered; difficult to read.
- undiscoverable
- unexplainableThat doesn't have a known or readily available explanation.
- unfathomableImpossible to grasp the extent of, or to fully know or understand.
- ungraspable
- unintelligibleNot intelligible; unable to be understood.
- unknowableNot knowable; not able to be known.
- ununderstandableNot understandable; that cannot be understood.
- retruse obsolete
Meaning of pellucid
- adjective Allowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.
- adjective Easily understood; clear.
- adjective Of music or some other sound: not discordant or harsh; clear and pure-sounding.
pellucid in other languages
Questions about synonyms of pellucid
- What is another word for pellucid?
- Pellucid has 66 synonyms on Word.ws, such as clear, perspicuous, see-through, hyaline and limpid.
- What is the opposite of pellucid?
- The opposite of pellucid is thick.
- What does pellucid mean?
- Pellucid means allowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.
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