Perspicuous — Per*spic u*ous, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere to look through. See {Perspective}.] 1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not opaque. [Obs.] Peacham. [1913 Webster] 2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perspicuous — I adjective accurate, apparent, appreciable, apprehensible, clear, cognizable, coherent, comprehensible, conceivable, definite, distinct, evident, exact, explicable, explicit, factual, forceful, genuine, intelligible, manifest, obvious, overt,… … Law dictionary
perspicuous — late 15c., from L. perspicuus “transparent, clear, evident,” from perspicere (see PERSPECTIVE (Cf. perspective)). Related: Perspicuously; perspicuousness … Etymology dictionary
perspicuous — *clear, lucid Analogous words: manifest, *evident, plain, distinct: *explicit, express, specific, definite Contrasted words: *turbid, muddy: inflated, flatulent, tumid, turgid … New Dictionary of Synonyms
perspicuous — [adj] clear, obvious apparent, clear cut, comprehensible, crystal*, crystalclear*, distinct, easily understood, explicit, intelligible, limpid, lucent, lucid, luminous, pellucid, plain, self evident, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous,… … New thesaurus
perspicuous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) clearly expressed and easily understood; lucid. 2) expressing things clearly. DERIVATIVES perspicuity noun perspicuously adverb. ORIGIN Latin perspicuus transparent, clear … English terms dictionary
perspicuous — [pər spik′yo͞o əs] adj. [ME, transparent < L perspicuus < perspicere, to see through: see PERSPECTIVE] clear in statement or expression; easily understood; lucid perspicuity [pʉr΄spi kyo͞o′ə tē] n. perspicuousness perspicuously adv … English World dictionary
perspicuous — adjective Etymology: Latin perspicuus transparent, perspicuous, from perspicere Date: 1586 plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation < a perspicuous argument > Synonyms: see clear • perspicuity noun •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
perspicuous — adjective a) 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; b) Of a language or notation, such as that of formal propositional calculus: where the… … Wiktionary
perspicuous and perspicuity — Clearly expressed; lucid; easy to understand, especially because of clarity and precision of presentation. The quality of being perspicuous is perspicuity. (pron. pr spik yoo es, pr spe kyoo e tee) Not to be confused with perspicacious. One… … Glossary of Art Terms
