limpid
English
WOTD – 1 June 2006
Etymology
From French limpide, from Latin limpidus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪmpɪd/
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Adjective
limpid (comparative more limpid, superlative most limpid)
- Clear, transparent or bright.
- The limpid glass doors reveal the living room clearly from the dining room.
- 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
- He had a soft honey-coloured moustache and the limpid gaze of an entirely stupid man.
Quotations
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:limpid.
Related terms
- limpidity
- limpidly
- limpidness
Translations
clear
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Aromanian
Alternative forms
- limpidu, limpidi, limpide, limbid, limbit
Etymology
From Latin limpidus. Compare Romanian limpede.
Adjective
limpid m (feminine limpidã, masculine plural limpidz, feminine plural limpidi or limpide)
- clear
Derived terms
- limpidzãscu
- limpidzãmi
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin limpidus or French limpide or Italian limpido. Doublet of limpede.
Adjective
limpid m or n (feminine singular limpidă, masculine plural limpizi, feminine and neuter plural limpide)
- clear, limpid, transparent
Declension
Declension of limpid
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | limpid | limpidă | limpizi | limpide | ||
definite | limpidul | limpida | limpizii | limpidele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | limpid | limpide | limpizi | limpide | ||
definite | limpidului | limpidei | limpizilor | limpidelor |