perspicuity
[ pur-spi-kyoo-i-tee ]
/ ˌpɜr spɪˈkyu ɪ ti /
noun
clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.
the quality of being perspicuous.
Origin of perspicuity
SYNONYMS FOR perspicuity
2
transparency.
Perspicuity,
perspicacity are both derived from a Latin word meaning “to see through.”
Perspicacity refers to the power of seeing clearly, to clearness of insight or judgment:
a person of acute perspicacity; the perspicacity of his judgment.
Perspicuity refers to something that can be seen through, i.e., to lucidity, clearness of style or exposition, freedom from obscurity:
the perspicuity of her argument.
Words nearby perspicuity
perspective,
perspectivism,
perspex,
perspicacious,
perspicacity,
perspicuity,
perspicuous,
perspiration,
perspiratory,
perspire,
persson
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British Dictionary definitions for perspicuity
perspicuity
/ (ˌpɜːspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ) /
noun
the quality of being perspicuous
acute perception; perspicacity