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"Today's word is pellucid"
Onelook Dictionary is a site where you can search a slew of different dictionaries at once for a word by checking the "search all dictionaries" option.
http://www.onelook.com/Apparently that have a "word of the day" feature, and today's word is pellucid.
Quick definitions (pellucid)
# adjective: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable (Example: "Pellucid prose")
# adjective: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity (Example: "A pellucid brook")
# Word origin info is available.*
*"transparent, translucent," 1619, from L. pellucidus "transparent," from pellucere "shine through," from per- "through" + lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)).
This latter feature, word origin info links you to the Online Etymology Dictionary which gives an interesting history of the word.
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"Pellucid" is an ironic word: since it's not part of the average person's vocabulary, using it will make your meaning less pellucid.
Onelook Dictionary is a site where you can search a slew of different dictionaries at once for a word by checking the "search all dictionaries" option.
http://www.onelook.com/Apparently that have a "word of the day" feature, and today's word is pellucid.
Quick definitions (pellucid)
# adjective: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable (Example: "Pellucid prose")
# adjective: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity (Example: "A pellucid brook")
# Word origin info is available.*
*"transparent, translucent," 1619, from L. pellucidus "transparent," from pellucere "shine through," from per- "through" + lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)).
This latter feature, word origin info links you to the Online Etymology Dictionary which gives an interesting history of the word.
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"Pellucid" is an ironic word: since it's not part of the average person's vocabulary, using it will make your meaning less pellucid.