perspicuous

== English == === Etymology === From Latin perspicuus, in turn from perspiciō (“see through”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈspɪkjuːəs/ (General American) IPA(key): /pərˈspɪkjəwəs/, /pɚˈspɪkjuːəs/ Hyphenation: per‧spic‧u‧ous === Adjective === perspicuous (comparative more perspicuous, superlative most perspicuous) Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid. Synonyms: transparent, pervious; see also Thesaurus:comprehensible Antonyms: see Thesaurus:incomprehensible (logic) (Of a language or notation) the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out. (literal, rare) That can be seen through clearly; that lets light through. Synonyms: transparent, see-through; translucent; see also Thesaurus:transparent Antonyms: imperspicuous; see also Thesaurus:opaque ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “perspicuous”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.