Meaning & use
lucidity
The quality of being clear and easy to understand; clarity of thought or expression.
See it in a sentence
Despite her illness, she spoke with surprising lucidity about her final wishes.
The professor explained the theorem with a lucidity rare among lecturers.
A note on using this word
Lucidity can describe both clear writing or speech and a clear, unclouded state of mind.
Words with a similar meaning
clarityclearness
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Words with an opposite meaning
confusion
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