limpid
Transparent and calm
Limpid describes something perfectly clear and transparent—water you can see through, prose you can understand without effort.
A limpid stream reveals every stone on its bed.
Limpid eyes are clear and calm.
The word suggests serene clarity rather than mere absence of obstruction: Her limpid explanation made the concept finally click.
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- intelligibleCapable of being understood
- perspicuousClearly expressed, easily understood
- comprehensibleAble to be understood
straightforward · unambiguous · plain · simple · coherent · articulate · accessible · readable
Without obstruction or fog
- transparentAllowing light through
- pellucidTransparently clear
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- see-throughAllowing vision through
glassy · translucent · unclouded · vitreous · diaphanous · sheer · lucent · hyaline
Free from agitation
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- placidCalm, undisturbed
- sereneUntroubled and composed
still · unruffled · quiet · gentle · undisturbed · halcyon · reposeful · soothing
lucid
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- intelligibleCapable of being understood
- perspicuousClearly expressed, easily understood
comprehensible · straightforward · unambiguous · plain · simple · coherent · articulate · accessible · readable · flowing
clear
Without obstruction or fog
- transparentAllowing light through
- pellucidTransparently clear
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
see-through · glassy · translucent · unclouded · vitreous · diaphanous · sheer · lucent · hyaline · clarified
calm
Free from agitation
serene · still · unruffled · quiet · gentle · undisturbed · halcyon · reposeful · soothing · restful
pool
Collective fund or basin
pond · brook · rivulet · shallows · lagoon · well · fountain · basin · aquifer · waterhole
gaze
Fixed, intent look
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- stareProlonged fixed gaze
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
regard · glance · look · pools · clarity · innocence · openness · guileless · trusting · candid
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
- colorlesscolorless, achromatic, hueless, desaturated, grayscale
- bell soundsringing, chime, chiming, tolling, pealing
limpidobscure
Unknown to most
unintelligible · incomprehensible · opaque · unclear · vague