lucid
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\n \n Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 27, 2024 is:\n \n
\n \n\n lucid • \\LOO-sid\\ • adjective
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If something written, spoken, or otherwise communicated is described as lucid, it is very clear and easy to understand. A person described as lucid is able to think clearly. Lucid is also used to describe things that are luminous, or that are visually transparent.
\n\n// The film conveyed a lucid message that was hard to misinterpret.
\n\n// Brenna marveled at the sea stars and urchins she could see through the lucid water of the rock pool.
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\u201cGood popular science writing requires a rare combination of skills and attitudes. The author must be a trained scientist herself or at least a well-informed lay person capable of presenting often complex issues in clear, lucid prose.\u201d \u2014 Tom Sandborn, The Vancouver (British Columbia) Sun, 10 Aug. 2024
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Let\u2019s shine a light on lucid, an adjective whose senses of \u201cshining\u201d and \u201cfilled with light\u201d reflect its roots in the Latin verb luc\u0113re, meaning \u201cto shine.\u201d Lucid is also used to describe things that are visibly clear\u2014that is, translucent (translucent being another luc\u0113re descendent), as in \u201cwe enjoyed snorkeling in the lucid waters of the Caribbean.\u201d Lucid is, however, most commonly applied in its figurative meanings where it can describe someone whose mind is clear, or something communicated with a clear meaning, as in \u201cthe author captured readers\u2019 attention with her lucid prose,\u201d and \u201cthe professor provided a lucid explanation of the topic.\u201d Clearly, lucid has proven a useful and versatile word.
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