Meaning & use

limpid

adjective·Advanced

Completely clear and transparent, especially describing water or a clear, simple writing style.

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The limpid stream let us see every pebble on its bed.

Her limpid prose made even the complicated legal argument easy to follow.

A note on using this word

Limpid is a literary word, used almost as often for a clear writing style as for actual transparent liquid.

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