'Perspicuousness' definitions:
Definition of 'perspicuousness'
From: WordNet
noun
Clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous [syn: perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness]
Definition of 'Perspicuousness'
From: GCIDE
- Perspicuous \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere to look through. See Perspective.]
- 1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not opaque. [Obs.] --Peacham. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous statements. "The purpose is perspicuous." --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]