'Perspicuity' definitions:
Definition of 'perspicuity'
(from WordNet)
noun
Clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous [syn: perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness]
Definition of 'Perspicuity'
From: GCIDE
- Perspicuity \Per`spi*cu"i*ty\ (p[~e]r`sp[i^]*k[=u]"[i^]*t[y^]), 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 thought. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Sagacity; perspicacity. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Clearness; perspicuousness; plainness; distinctness; lucidity; transparency. See Clearness. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'perspicuity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acuity,
- acumen,
- acuteness,
- apparentness,
- apperception,
- appropriateness,
- astuteness,
- Atticism,
- 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