adj
Meaning 1
Shining, brilliant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
luculent
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adj
Meaning 2
Of language, speeches etc: lucid, brilliantly clear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
(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: limpid, lucid, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin lūculentus, from lūx (“light”).