pellucid
very clear; allowing light through
Roots
Other words with the luc / lum root
- elucidate: to make clear
- illuminate: to light up or make clear
- illumination: light; clarification or understanding
- lucid: clear and easy to understand
- luminous: giving off light; bright
- translucent: letting light through but not fully clear
Pellucid is the exam cousin of lucid: clear all the way through, like clean water or clean prose.
Her pellucid explanation made the dense paragraph suddenly usable.
Pellucid sounds fancy, but the image is simple. Think of water so clear you can see the stones below, then move that image into writing or thought: a pellucid explanation lets meaning pass through without mud.