Sunday, September 15, 2019

Word of the Week 09/15/19: Limpid

From Merriam-Webster:
1a. Marked by transparency
 b. Clear and simple in style
2. Absolutely serene and untroubled

Clear, Transparent, Translucent, Limpid mean capable of being seen through. Clear implies absence of cloudiness, haziness, or muddiness.  clear water  Transparent implies being so clear that objects can be seen distinctly.  a transparent sheet of film  Translucent implies the passage of light but not a clear view of what lies beyond.  translucent frosted glass  Limpid  suggests the soft clearness of pure water.  her eyes were limpid pools of blue

Since the early 1600s, "limpid" has been used in English to describe things that have the soft clearness of pure water. The aquatic connection is not incidental; language scholars believe that "limpid" probably traces to "lympha," a Latin word meaning "water." That same Latin root is also the source of the word lymph, the English name for the pale liquid that helps maintain the body's fluid balance and that removes bacteria from tissues.

From Dictionary.com:
First recorded in 1605–15, limpid is from the Latin word limpidus clear.

From Vocabulary.com:
1. clear and bright
2. transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
3. (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable

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