limpid
Translation
limpid, clear, transparent
Examples
The stream was so limpid we could see the fish.
The stream was so limpid we could see the fish.
She gazed at him with limpid blue eyes.
She gazed at him with limpid blue eyes.
His limpid prose was easy to understand.
His limpid prose was easy to understand.
Grammar Patterns
limpid ((noun)) She has limpid blue eyes.
((noun)) is limpid The water in the lake is limpid.
Similar Words
Synonyms: clear, transparent, pellucid, lucid; Antonyms: murky, opaque, turbid.
Etymology
From Latin 'limpidus' meaning 'clear,' related to 'lympha' 'water, clear water,' which is also the source of the word 'lymph.'
Memory Tips
It sounds like 'liquid.' Picture a perfectly clear, or limpid, liquid.