Perspicuous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; ; ; - Robert Burton

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚspˈɪkjuːəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pəspˈɪkjuːəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəspˈɪkjuːəs/

3 syllables Say it as /pɚspˈɪkjuːəs/.

Examples

writes in a limpid style
lucid directions
a luculent oration

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lucid luculent pellucid crystal clear limpid

Parts of Speech

adjective

(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; ; ; - Robert Burton

“writes in a limpid style”

Word Forms

limpidity	noun	free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
lucidity	noun	free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
pellucidity	noun	free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
perspicuousness	noun	clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
perspicuity	noun	clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

durchsichtig

(der Sprache) transparent klar; leicht verständlich; ; ; - Robert Burton

🇫🇷French

clair

(du langage) d'une clarté transparente ; facilement compréhensible; ; ; -Robert Burton

🇪🇸Spanish

perspicuo

(del lenguaje) transparentemente claro; fácilmente comprensible; ; ; -Robert Burton

🇮🇹Italian

perspicuo

(della lingua) trasparentemente chiaro; facilmente comprensibile; ; ; -Robert Burton

🇳🇱Dutch

duidelijk

(van taal) transparant duidelijk; gemakkelijk te begrijpen; ; ; - Robert Burton

🇵🇹Portuguese

claro

(de linguagem) transparentemente claro; facilmente compreensível; ; ; - Robert Burton

🇷🇺Russian

проницательный

(о языке) прозрачно ясно; легко понять; ; ; - Роберт Бертон

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुबोध

(भाषा का) पारदर्शी रूप से स्पष्ट; आसानी से समझने योग्य; ; ; - रॉबर्ट बर्टन

🇧🇩Bengali

সুস্পষ্ট

(ভাষা) স্বচ্ছভাবে পরিষ্কার; সহজে বোধগম্য; ; ; - রবার্ট বার্টন

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவான

(மொழியின்) வெளிப்படையான தெளிவான; எளிதில் புரிந்துகொள்ளக்கூடியது; ; ; - ராபர்ட் பர்டன்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పష్టమైన

(భాష) పారదర్శకంగా స్పష్టంగా; సులభంగా అర్థం; ; ; - రాబర్ట్ బర్టన్

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पष्ट

(भाषेचे) पारदर्शकपणे स्पष्ट; सहज समजण्यायोग्य; ; ; - रॉबर्ट बर्टन

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પષ્ટ

(ભાષાની) પારદર્શક રીતે સ્પષ્ટ; સરળતાથી સમજી શકાય તેવું; ; ; - રોબર્ટ બર્ટન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾದ

(ಭಾಷೆಯ) ಪಾರದರ್ಶಕವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿದೆ; ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಅರ್ಥವಾಗುವ; ; ; - ರಾಬರ್ಟ್ ಬರ್ಟನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുവ്യക്തമായ

(ഭാഷയുടെ) സുതാര്യമായി; എളുപ്പത്തിൽ മനസ്സിലാക്കാവുന്നതേയുള്ളൂ; ; ; - റോബർട്ട് ബർട്ടൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪਸ਼ਟ

(ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ) ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ; ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਸਮਝਣ ਯੋਗ; ; ; - ਰਾਬਰਟ ਬਰਟਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

واضح

(زبان کی) شفاف طور پر واضح؛ آسانی سے قابل فہم؛ ; ; - رابرٹ برٹن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

明显的

（语言的）透明的；清晰的；容易理解； ; ; ——罗伯特·伯顿

🇯🇵Japanese

明白な

（言語について）透き通って明確。簡単に理解できる。 ; ; - ロバート・バートン

🇰🇷Korean

명쾌한

(언어가) 투명하게 명확하다; 쉽게 이해할 수 있다; ; ; - 로버트 버튼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dễ thấy

(về ngôn ngữ) trong suốt; dễ hiểu; ; ; - Robert Burton

🇹🇭Thai

ชัดเจน

(ภาษา) ชัดเจน; เข้าใจง่าย ; ; - โรเบิร์ต เบอร์ตัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg mudah dipahami

(bahasa) jelas transparan; mudah dimengerti; ; ; -Robert Burton

🇵🇭Filipino

maliwanag

(ng wika) malinaw na malinaw; madaling maunawaan; ; ; - Robert Burton

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واضح

(من اللغة) واضح بشكل شفاف؛ سهلة الفهم؛ ; ; - روبرت بيرتون

🇮🇷Persian

آشکار

(از زبان) transparently clear; به راحتی قابل درک است؛ ; ; - رابرت برتون

🇹🇷Turkish

bariz

(dil açısından) şeffaf bir şekilde açık; kolayca anlaşılabilir; ; ; -Robert Burton

🇮🇱Hebrew

בולט

(של השפה) ברור בשקיפות; מובן בקלות; ; ; - רוברט ברטון

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