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English

Etymology

From , in turn from {{term|perspicio|perspiciō|see through|lang=la}}.

Adjective

  1. Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
  2. * 1776, w:Adam Smith|Adam Smith, s:The Wealth of Nations|The Wealth of Nations, Book I, Chapter 4,
  3. *: I am always willing to run some hazard of being tedious in order to be sure that I am perspicuous;
  4. Used in logic to describe a language or notation, such as that of formal propositional calculus, where the process of inference from premise|premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.


Related terms


io:perspicuous te:perspicuous vi:perspicuous zh:perspicuous

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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
understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure
or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous
statements. "The purpose is perspicuous." --Shak.
[1913 Webster] -- Per*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. --
Per*spic"u*ous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet perspicuous
adj : (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable;
"writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a
luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a
crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"
[syn: limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, {crystal
clear}]
Moby Dictionary
Attic , Ciceronian , acute , apparent , apperceptive , appercipient ,
argute , astute , chaste , classic , clean-cut , clear ,
clear as crystal , clear as day , clear-cut , cogent , coherent ,
connected , consistent , crisp , crystal , crystal-clear , crystalline ,
defined , definite , direct , discernible , discerning , distinct , easy ,
elegant , evident , explicit , express , farseeing , farsighted ,
finished , foreseeing , foresighted , forethoughted , forethoughtful ,
graceful , gracile , incisive , indisputable , indubitable , limpid ,
longheaded , longsighted , loud and clear , lucent , lucid , luculent ,
luminous , manifest , natural , neat , noticeable , observable , obvious ,
open-and-shut , palpable , patent , pellucid , penetrating ,
perceivable , perceptible , perceptive , percipient , perspicacious ,
piercing , plain , plain as day , polished , provident , pure , refined ,
restrained , round , sagacious , seeable , self-evident ,
self-explaining , self-explanatory , simple , straightforward ,
tangible , tasteful , terse , to be seen , translucent , transparent ,
transpicuous , trenchant , trim , unaffected , unambiguous , unconfused ,
understanding , unequivocal , univocal , unlabored , unmistakable ,
visible , well-defined


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