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perspicuous

/pərˈspɪkjəwəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
per-spic-u-ous
IPA
/pərˈspɪkjəwəs/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.

adj

(Of a language or notation) the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.

adj

That can be seen through clearly; that lets light through.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin perspicuus, in turn from perspiciō (“see through”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pərˈspɪkjəwəs/
  • British English: /pəˈspɪkjuːəs/

Inflected Forms

more perspicuous (comparative) most perspicuous (superlative)

Derived Forms

perspicuously perspicuousness semiperspicuous unperspicuous

Frequently Paired Words

perspective perspicacious perspicaciously perspicacity perspicuity

Synonyms

transparent pervious apprehensible clear limpid comprehensible explainable explicable explicatable fathomable graspable illuminable

Antonyms

abstruse Chinese dense enigmatic fathomless bottomless Greek inapprehensible incognizable incomprehensible ineffable inenubilable

Questions

How do you pronounce perspicuous?
The recorded pronunciation is /pərˈspɪkjəwəs/.
What does perspicuous mean?
Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
Where does perspicuous come from?
From Latin perspicuus, in turn from perspiciō (“see through”).

How to pronounce perspicuous

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