perspicuity

perspicuity
Synonyms and related words:
Atticism, acuity, acumen, acuteness, apparentness, apperception, appropriateness, astuteness, chasteness, chastity, clarity, classicalism, classicism, clear sight, clear-cutness, clearness, cogency, coherence, color vision, comeliness, cone vision, connectedness, consistency, correctness, crystal-clearness, crystallinity, day vision, daylight vision, definition, dignity, directness, discernment, discrimination, distinction, distinctness, ease, elegance, elegancy, evidence, evidentness, explicitness, eye, eye-mindedness, eyesight, farseeingness, farsight, farsightedness, felicitousness, felicity, field of view, field of vision, finish, fittingness, flow, flowing periods, fluency, foresight, foresightedness, good taste, grace, gracefulness, gracility, horizon, incisiveness, insight, intelligibility, keen sight, ken, limpidity, longheadedness, longsightedness, lucidity, manifestness, naturalness, neatness, night vision, obviousness, openness, openness to sight, overtness, palpability, patentness, pellucidity, penetration, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, peripheral field, peripheral vision, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, perspicuousness, photopia, plain English, plain speech, plain style, plainness, polish, power of sight, propriety, providence, purity, purview, quick sight, range, refinement, restraint, rod vision, sagaciousness, sagacity, scope, scotopia, seeing, seemliness, sense of sight, sensibility, sight, sightedness, simplicity, smoothness, straightforwardness, structure, sweep, tangibility, taste, tastefulness, terseness, transparency, transpicuity, trenchancy, twilight vision, unadorned style, unaffectedness, unambiguousness, unequivocalness, unmistakableness, unobstructed vision, unquestionability, visibility, vision, visual acuity, visual field, visual sense

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  • Perspicuity — Per spi*cu i*ty, n. [L. perspicuitas: cf. F. perspicuit[ e].] 1. The quality or state of being transparent or translucent. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality of being perspicuous to the understanding; clearness of expression or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • perspicuity — index discrimination (good judgment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • perspicuity — late 15c., of things; 1540s, of expressions, from L. perspicuitas, from perspicuus, from perspicere (see PERSPECTIVE (Cf. perspective)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Perspicuity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Perspicuity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 perspicuity perspicuity perspicuousness &c.(intelligibility) 518 Sgm: N 1 plain speaking plain speaking &c.(manifestation) 525 Sgm: N 1 definiteness definiteness definition Sgm …   English dictionary for students

  • perspicuity — /perr spi kyooh i tee/, n. 1. clearness or lucidity, as of a statement. 2. the quality of being perspicuous. [1470 80; < L perspicuitas. See PERSPICUOUS, ITY] Syn. 1. clarity, plainness, intelligibility. 2. transparency. 3. PERSPICUITY,… …   Universalium

  • perspicuity — noun /ˌpəːspɪˈkjuːɪti,ˌpɚspəˈkjuədi/ a) Clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous. Whether through the first officers want of perspicuity or my own stupidity, I was not a bit the wiser for the… …   Wiktionary

  • perspicuity — perspicuous ► ADJECTIVE 1) clearly expressed and easily understood; lucid. 2) expressing things clearly. DERIVATIVES perspicuity noun perspicuously adverb. ORIGIN Latin perspicuus transparent, clear …   English terms dictionary

  • perspicuity — noun see perspicuous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • perspicuity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. intelligibility; manifestation; definiteness, definition; exactness. See intelligence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lucidity, plainness, clearness; see clarity . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality …   English dictionary for students

  • perspicuity — per·spi cu·i·ty || ‚pÉœrspɪ kjuːətɪ /‚pɜː n. clarity of expression; clearness, transparency …   English contemporary dictionary

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