WordValelucidity
clearness of expression or thought
In more detail
1. (noun) the quality of being clear and easy to understand
2. (noun) the state of being mentally clear and able to think or understand things easily
3. (noun) in dreams, the awareness that you are dreaming while the dream is happening
Examples
- 1. The lucidity of her writing made the complex subject easy to follow.
- 2. He experienced a moment of lucidity after the fever broke.
- 3. With lucidity in the dream, she was able to control what happened.
How to use lucidity
Lucidity refers to the quality or state of being clear and easily understood, either in writing or speech, or mentally in one's thinking. It is often used to praise clear expression or thinking, and carries a formal or literary tone. In medical contexts, it describes periods when a confused or delirious patient becomes temporarily mentally clear. The dream-related sense has become increasingly common in contemporary usage.
Common phrases
- crystal lucidity
- remarkable lucidity
- lucidity of mind
- moments of lucidity
- with great lucidity
- lucid dreaming
Synonyms
clarity · lucidness · pellucidity · intelligibility · clearness
Opposites
obscurity · confusion · murkiness
Word family
lucid (adjective) · lucidly (adverb)
A common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse lucidity with luminosity; lucidity concerns clarity of understanding, not brightness or light.
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