perspicuity
noun/ˌpəːspɪˈkjuːɪti/UK/ˌpɚspəˈkjuəti/US
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin perspicuitās (“evidentness”, “self-evidency”, literally “transparency”, “clarity”, “lucidity”), from Latin perspicuus (“clear”, “transparent”; “evident”); compare perspicacity and the French perspicuité. By surface analysis, perspicuous + -ity.
- derived from perspicuus
Definitions
Clarity, lucidity, especially in expression
Clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous.
- […]whether through the first officer's want of perspicuity or my own stupidity, I was not a bit the wiser for the explanation.
Perspicacity
Perspicacity; insight.
- “Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.
- Thompson, a high school dropout, said with rare perspicuity that he doubted the FBI would hire him.
Transparency
Transparency; translucence.
- It must have been on some such day of harsh sunlight, the incisive February brightness that gives perspicuity without warmth.
The neighborhood
- synonymperspicuousness
- neighborperspicacious
- neighborperspicaciously
- neighborperspective
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for perspicuity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA