lucidness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈluːsɪdnəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin lūcidus English lucid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lucidness From lucid + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The property of being lucid; lucidity.
The lucidness of his answers argued against his being insane or confused.
Surprised and rejoiced thus far at the unanticipated newness, and the sweet lucidness and simplicity of Isabel’s narrating, […] Pierre now, in handing the instrument to Isabel, could not entirely restrain something like a look of half-regret, accompanied rather strangely with a half-smile of gentle humor.
1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities:
Translations (7)
pt lucidez (property of being lucid) · nl klaarheid (property of being lucid) · fr lucidité (property of being lucid) · de Klarheit (property of being lucid) · de Deutlichkeit (property of being lucid) · es lucidez (property of being lucid) · nl helderheid (property of being lucid)