limpid
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lim·pid /ˈlɪmpɪd/ adjective literary CLEAR/EASY TO SEEclear or transparent 清澈的,透明的 limpid blue eyes 清澈的蓝眼睛 —limpidly adverb —limpidity /lɪmˈpɪdəti/ noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
limpid• It was a limpid, beautiful day, and she was a little bit in love.• Studying you, I note your limpid gaze, felicitous expression your dazzling waist.• Black shapes now appear against the limpid sky on the horizons!Origin limpid (1600-1700) French limpide, from Latin, from lympha; → LYMPHlim·pid adjectiveChineseSyllable
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limpid
lim‧pid /ˈlɪmpəd, ˈlɪmpɪd/
adjective literaryclear or transparent:
limpid blue eyes
—limpidly adverb
—limpidity /lɪmˈpɪdəti, lɪmˈpɪdɪti/ noun [uncountable]
■ easy to see through
▪clear easy to see through, rather than coloured or dirty: The table top is a piece of clear glass. | a clear liquid | The water was so clear that you could see down to the bottom of the lake.
▪transparent clear - used especially about materials and solid things. Transparent is a little more formal than clear: Fill a transparent plastic bottle with water. | a piece of transparent film | Melt 2 ounces of butter in a large frying pan, and cook the onions until they are almost transparent.
▪see-through made of a very thin material that you can see through - used especially about women’s clothes: She wore a black see-through dress.
▪limpid literary clear - used especially about water or other liquids . This is a very formal word which is used in novels and literature: limpid pools | She gave her a golden flask of limpid olive oil.
lim‧pid /ˈlɪmpəd, ˈlɪmpɪd/
adjective literaryclear or transparent:
—limpidly adverb
—limpidity /lɪmˈpɪdəti, lɪmˈpɪdɪti/ noun [uncountable]
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