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limpid

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈlɪmpɪd/
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  • rhymes with -ɪmpɪd

1

adj

Meaning 1

Clear, transparent or bright.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The limpid glass doors reveal the living room clearly from the dining room.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable- Robert Burton

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • writes in a limpid style
  • lucid directions
  • a luculent oration
  • pellucid prose
  • a crystal clear explanation
  • a perspicuous argument

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the cold crystalline water of melted snow
  • crystal clear skies
  • could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool
  • lucid air
  • a pellucid brook
  • transparent crystal

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crystalline, crystal clear, lucid, pellucid, transparent

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

clear and bright

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the liquid air of a spring morning
  • eyes shining with a liquid luster
  • limpid blue eyes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: liquid

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin limpidusbor. French limpideder. English limpid From French limpide, from Latin limpidus.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَرَاح (qarāḥ) — clear
  • Armenian: պայծառ (paycaṙ) — clear
  • Bulgarian: бистър (bistǎr) — clear
  • Bulgarian: прозрачен (prozračen) — clear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 澄明的 (chéngmíng de) — clear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 明澈 (míngchè) — clear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 澄澈 (chéngchè) — clear
  • Czech: čirý — clear
  • Dutch: duidelijk — clear
  • Dutch: helder — clear
  • Dutch: limpide — clear
  • Dutch: begrijpelijk — clear
  • Finnish: kirkas — clear
  • French: limpide — clear
  • German: klar — clear
  • German: durchsichtig — clear
  • Greek: διαφανής (diafanís) — clear
  • Hebrew: צלול — clear
  • Hungarian: áttetsző — clear
  • Hungarian: tiszta — clear
  • Hungarian: átlátszó — clear
  • Ido: limpida — clear
  • Irish: glé — clear
  • Italian: limpido — clear
  • Northern Kurdish: geş — clear
  • Northern Kurdish: ron — clear
  • Northern Kurdish: zelal — clear
  • Latin: limpidus — clear
  • Manx: sullyr — clear
  • Māori: toari — clear
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: blank — clear
  • Persian: زلال (zlâl) — clear
  • Portuguese: límpido — clear
  • Punjabi: ਸਾਫ (sāph) — clear
  • Punjabi: ਸਪਸ਼ਟ (sapśaṭ) — clear
  • Romanian: limpede — clear
  • Russian: прозра́чный (prozráčnyj) — clear
  • Spanish: límpido — clear
  • Swedish: klar — clear
  • Swedish: genomskinlig — clear