lucidity

noun

lu·​cid·​i·​ty lü-ˈsi-də-tē How to pronounce lucidity (audio)
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1
: clearness of thought or style
the lucidity of the explanation
2
: a presumed capacity to perceive the truth directly and instantaneously : clairvoyance
when the spirit is drawn to lucidity by the immediacy of death— Graham Greene

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the lucidity of the recipe should ensure a minimum of confusion
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Now, Lottie’s dad is flirting with dementia and seems to be going in and out of lucidity. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025 His eyes reveal a precociousness and a lucidity that's there, but his motor function doesn't exist. — Rachel Desantis, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025 His eyes reveal a lucidity, but his motor function doesn’t exist. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025 Seminary directors have interpreted these instructions in different ways, but the new guidelines offer some lucidity. — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lucidity

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Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin lūciditāt-, lūciditās "brightness," from Latin lūcidus "bright, lucid" + -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of lucidity was in 1810

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