Term Gallery logo

Meanings of limpid in English

(Of language) transparently clear; easily understandable.

Related terms
Usage of limpid in English
1
It was limpid; like a rock-crystal its value lay in its transparency.
Penguin Island
2
But Science requires in the mind of the discoverer a limpid calm.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 08
3
Then turning once more, Narcissus addressed his reflection in the limpid stream:-
Good Stories for Great Holidays / Arranged for Story-Telling and...
4
They were smooth and limpid, and in the sunlight they vomited fire.
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
5
When I perceived her skirts in the limpid night, I advanced noiselessly.
International Short Stories: French
6
With light the ether becomes more pleasing and the waters more limpid.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 01: Basil to Calvin
7
Over it I saw form a limpid cloud of the brilliant vapors.
The Metal Monster
8
The limpid water, illuminated by the resplendent moonlight, lapped against the wharf.
The Ruby of Kishmoor
9
The horse for Roma was a quiet bay mare with limpid eyes.
The Eternal City
10
A kingfisher screamed past, following the limpid turquoise edge of the shore.
The Lady of Big Shanty
11
To be there was like a plunge in a cool, limpid pool.
Gordon Keith
12
Her eyes were limpid, almost as if there were tears in them.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
13
His childish face, with the limpid black eyes, was red and moist.
Resurrection
14
One bathed in those limpid waters, drank deep, and found no peace.
The Tarn of Eternity
15
Another stood at the side, facing away out over the limpid waves.
Assail
16
I leaned on Boubin Islander's rail and stared down into limpid waters.
Woken furies
About this term
More collocations
Limpid through the time
Limpid across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common