perspicuousness
Easy to understand
Perspicuousness is the quality of being clear and easy to understand.
The word applies to expression—writing, speech, arguments—rather than to physical transparency.
A perspicuous explanation leaves no confusion about its meaning.
The noun is rare; the adjective perspicuous appears more often, though both sound formal and slightly old-fashioned.
The perspicuousness of her prose made complex ideas accessible to general readers.
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- crystal-clearCompletely transparent or understandable
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- evidentClearly perceived or understood
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
distinct · explicit · apparent · intelligible · comprehensible · pellucid · limpid · luminous
Clear and uncomplicated
- simpleFree of complexity
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
- accessibleAble to be reached
- digestibleAble to be absorbed
user-friendly · intuitive · self-explanatory · graspable · plain-spoken · unadorned · direct · concise
Based on valid reasoning
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- organizedSystematically arranged
- structuredArranged in organized form
systematic · cohesive · unified · flowing · smooth · connected · orderly · methodical
Allowing single interpretation only
- unequivocalAllowing one meaning only
- definiteClearly established, not vague
- unmistakableImpossible to misidentify
- indisputableImpossible to contest
categorical · decisive · univocal · precise · exact · specific · certain · conclusive
lucid
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- crystal-clearCompletely transparent or understandable
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- evidentClearly perceived or understood
manifest · distinct · explicit · apparent · intelligible · comprehensible · pellucid · limpid · luminous · readable
straightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
- simpleFree of complexity
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
- accessibleAble to be reached
digestible · user-friendly · intuitive · self-explanatory · graspable · plain-spoken · unadorned · direct · concise · succinct
logical
Based on valid reasoning
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- organizedSystematically arranged
structured · systematic · cohesive · unified · flowing · smooth · connected · orderly · methodical · integrated
unambiguous
Allowing single interpretation only
- unequivocalAllowing one meaning only
- definiteClearly established, not vague
- unmistakableImpossible to misidentify
indisputable · categorical · decisive · univocal · precise · exact · specific · certain · conclusive · incontrovertible
perspicuousnessobscurity
State of being unknown
obscureness · unclarity · vagueness · ambiguity · ambiguousness
perspicuousnessincomprehensibility
Being impossible to grasp
unintelligibility · incomprehensibleness · impenetrability · inscrutability · inscrutableness
species, perspective, spectacle, specimen, conspicuous, specious, perspicacious, perspicuous, perspicuity