Perspicuous PERSPIC'UOUS, a. [L.perspicuus.] Transparent;
translucent. [Little used.] 1. Clear to the understanding; that may be
clearly understood; not obscure or ambiguous. Language is perspicuous when
it readily presents to the reader or hearer the precise ideas which are
intended to be expressed. Meaning, sense or signification if perspicuous,
when it is clearly and easily comprehended.
perspicuous adjectiveEtymology: Latin perspicuus transparent, perspicuous, from
perspicereDate: 1586
plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision
of presentation <a perspicuous argument> Synonyms:seeclear • perspicuitynoun • perspicuouslyadverb • perspicuousnessnoun
perspicuous adj. 1 easily understood; clearly expressed. 2 (of a person) expressing things clearly. Derivatives: perspicuity n. perspicuously adv. perspicuousness
n. Etymology: ME, = transparent f. L perspicuus (as PERSPECTIVE)
perspicuous
pəˈspɪkjuəs adj. 1 easily understood; clearly expressed. 2
(of a person) expressing things clearly. øøperspicuity n. perspicuously
adv. perspicuousness n. [ME, = transparent f. L perspicuus (as PERSPECTIVE)]
Perspicuous \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere
to look through. See Perspective.]
1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not
opaque. [Obs.] --Peacham.
2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly
understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure
or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous
statements. ``The purpose is perspicuous.'' --Shak. --
Per*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Per*spic"u*ous*ness, n.
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