limpid
Translation
clear, transparent, lucid
Examples
The limpid water of the mountain stream was cold.
The limpid water of the mountain stream was cold.
She looked at him with limpid blue eyes.
She looked at him with limpid blue eyes.
His prose is always limpid and easy to understand.
His prose is always limpid and easy to understand.
Grammar Patterns
((limpid + noun)) clear, transparent The limpid water of the stream was cold.
Similar Words
Synonyms: clear, transparent, pellucid; Antonyms: murky, opaque, turbid
Etymology
From Latin 'limpidus', from 'lympha' meaning 'water, clear liquid'.
Memory Tips
It sounds like 'liquid'. A 'limpid liquid' is a clear liquid.