limpid

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Her eyes were soft and limpid, and they held an expression of dreaminess in their depths.

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  1. adjective Characterized by transparent clearness; pellucid. See Synonyms at clear.
  2. adjective Easily intelligible; clear: writes in a limpid style.
  3. adjective Calm and untroubled; serene.

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  • In one of these windows Christ on His cross seems limpid, all in light, between blue splashes of sky, and the red and green patches, formed by the wings of the two angels whose faces also seem cut in crystal and full of light These windows differ from those of other churches, in that they absorb the rays of the sun, without refracting them. —  En Route
  • There was no rapport between her figures Her eyes were limpid, almost as if there were tears in them Maybe that was pretty difficult for a little girl. —  A Little Girl in Old Boston
  • Her eyes were soft and limpid, and they held an expression of dreaminess in their depths This afternoon, however, they sparkled and seemed to challenge the whole world to find a happier mortal She walked along, her step light as a fairy's, her skirts still blowing at the whim of the breezes I think I will stop and see some of the girls," she said to herself, but she changed her mind the next minute and went home instead. —  Phyllis A Twin
  • It is limpid, like water, of a saltish taste, and without odor Geology_, the science which treats of the earth, as composed of rocks and stones Gore_, a triangular piece of cloth. —  A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School
  • Those were not the accustomed gray eyes with which Bat was familiar, nor yet the limpid, amber eyes which had set poor Zoë's heart bounding; Sampey gazed upon his victim with eyes that were a fierce and insurrectionary scarlet Bat, contumelious now no longer, dashed wildly away. —  The Ape, the Idiot ; Other People
 

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pellucid ·  lucid ·  milky ·  glassy ·  cloudless ·  luminous ·  lustrous ·  azure ·  translucent ·  tranquil ·  crystalline ·  pearly
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin limpidus.

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  1. from French limpide = Spanish límpido = Portuguese Italian limpido, from Latin limpidus, clear, bright; cf. Greek λάμπειν, shine, λαμπρός, bright: see lamp. Cf. also lymph.
 

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/ˈlɪmpɪd/
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