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.
- 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:
  He had a soft honeycoloured moustache and the limpid gaze of an entirely stupid man.
The limpid glass doors reveal the living room clearly from the dining room.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:limpid.

Translations

clear

Armenian: պայծառ (hy) (paycaṙ)
Chinese:
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Czech: čirý
Dutch: duidelijk (nl), helder (nl), limpide (nl), begrijpelijk (nl)
Finnish: kirkas (fi)
French: limpide (fr)
German: klar (de), durchsichtig (de)
Greek: διαφανής (el) (diafanís)
Hebrew: צלול‎ (he)
Hungarian: áttetsző (hu)
Ido: limpida (io)

Italian: limpido (it)
Kurdish: geş (ku), ron (ku), zelal (ku)
Manx: sullyr
Maori: toari
Portuguese: límpido (pt)
Punjabi: ਸਾਫ (pa) (sāph), ਸਪਸ਼ਟ (pa) (sapshṭ)
Romanian: limpede (ro)
Russian: прозра́чный (ru) (prozráčnyj)
Spanish: límpido (es)
Swedish: klar (sv), genomskinlig (sv)

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

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