English Explanatory Dictionary

lucid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Clear; easily understood.
  2. Mentally rational; sane.
  3. Bright, luminous, translucent, or transparent.
noun
  1. A lucid dream.
name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Pronunciation

/ˈl(j)uːsɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lucid.wav

Word forms

lucid lucider more lucid lucidest most lucid lucids

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Italic *loukēō Latin lūceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin lūcidus English lucid Latin lucidus, from lūceō (“shine”) + -idus.

Synonyms

perspicuous straightforward radiant pellucid see-through transparent translucent clear coherent sane brilliant light glowing

Related words

dilucidate dilucular elucidate

Derived words

circumlucid hyperlucid lucid dream lucid dreaming lucid interval lucidity lucidly lucidness lucidophyll nonlucid semilucid sublucid terminal lucidity ultralucid unlucid
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