Meaning 1
The quality of being exceptionally clear in thought or expression.
Reach for it when praising understandable reasoning, writing, or explanation
The diagram's lucidity made the unfamiliar process teachable.
Meaning 2
A state of clear conscious understanding.
Reach for it when discussing periods of mental clarity with care and precision
During a period of lucidity, she restated her treatment preferences.
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everyday
Fits when the most natural broad noun for easy understanding fits
Careful Clarity can concern appearance as well as thought or language.
professional
coherence
Fits when logical connection among parts is central
Careful Coherence does not ensure simple or transparent expression.
professional
Fits when method or meaning is open to inspection
Careful Transparency can concern disclosure without good explanation.
formal
intelligibility
Fits when whether meaning can be understood is the threshold
Careful Intelligibility is weaker and more technical than lucidity.
everyday
alertness
Fits when wakeful responsiveness is the observed state
Careful Alertness does not establish comprehension.
literary
clear-sightedness
Fits when accurate awareness and judgment are intended
Careful Clear-sightedness implies insight, not just conscious clarity.
remarkable lucidity
The witness described the sequence with remarkable lucidity.
moment of lucidity
A moment of lucidity allowed him to recognize his daughter.
lucidity of style
The handbook's lucidity of style served new readers well.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated
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