lucid

/ˈlusəd/

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Type

Adjective

Meaning

  1. Expressed clearly and easy to comprehend.

    • She gave a lucid explanation of a very complicated legal issue.

    • His writing was remarkably lucid, even when dealing with dense technical data.

  2. Able to think clearly, especially between periods of confusion, illness, or delirium.

    • The patient became lucid for a few hours and recognized her family.

    • Was he fully lucid when he signed the revised contract?

Collocations

  • lucid explanation
  • lucid prose
  • lucid interval
  • lucid moment
  • lucid dream

Synonyms

  • clear
  • coherent
  • articulate
  • rational
  • sane

Antonyms

  • confused
  • unclear
  • delirious