pellucid
Letting light through
Pellucid means perfectly clear and transparent, whether literally or figuratively.
Water can be pellucid, allowing you to see straight to the bottom.
Writing or argument can be pellucid—lucid and easily understood, with no cloudiness of meaning: Her pellucid prose made complex ideas accessible.
The word is literary and somewhat rare.
Perfectly clear, unclouded
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- transparentAllowing light through
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- glassySmooth and shiny
diaphanous · unclouded · unobscured · clear · vitreous · sheer · gauzy · gossamer
Capable of being understood
- comprehensibleAble to be understood
- perspicuousClearly expressed, easily understood
- coherentLogically connected throughout
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
clear-cut · unambiguous · straightforward · plain · accessible · readable · explicit · unmistakable
Pure and untouched
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- unsulliedNot made impure
- untaintedFree from contamination
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
spotless · unpolluted · uncontaminated · unadulterated · pure · virginal · uncorrupted · flawless
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- refinedPurified or cultured
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- gracefulElegant in movement
flowing · spare · economical · precise · crisp · clean · uncluttered · streamlined
limpid
Perfectly clear, unclouded
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- transparentAllowing light through
- see-throughAllowing vision through
glassy · diaphanous · unclouded · unobscured · clear · vitreous · sheer · gauzy · gossamer · filmy
intelligible
Capable of being understood
- comprehensibleAble to be understood
- perspicuousClearly expressed, easily understood
- coherentLogically connected throughout
articulate · clear-cut · unambiguous · straightforward · plain · accessible · readable · explicit · unmistakable · understandable
pristine
Pure and untouched
- unblemishedFree from any defect
- unsulliedNot made impure
- untaintedFree from contamination
immaculate · spotless · unpolluted · uncontaminated · unadulterated · pure · virginal · uncorrupted · flawless · perfect
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- refinedPurified or cultured
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
graceful · flowing · spare · economical · precise · crisp · clean · uncluttered · streamlined · concise
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
- optical propertiesreflectivity, transparency, translucency, absorbance, refraction
- translucentfrosted glass, rice paper, wax paper, tracing paper, sheer fabric
- visionsharp, eye, visual perception, sight, eyes
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
- bell soundsringing, chime, chiming, tolling, pealing