Limpid
adjective
Clear or transparent.
The mountain lake was as limpid as glass.
Often appears as...
- limpid waters
- limpid eyes
adjective
Easily understood.
His explanation was limpid and to the point.
Often appears as...
- limpid explanation
- limpid prose
adjective
Clear or transparent.
The mountain lake was as limpid as glass.
Often appears as...
- limpid waters
- limpid eyes
adjective
Easily understood.
His explanation was limpid and to the point.
Often appears as...
- limpid explanation
- limpid prose
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Clarity
Use 'limpid' to describe something with such clarity, it enhances the imagined visual experience.
She noticed his limpid blue eyes that reminded her of the ocean.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Water
'Limpid' can describe anything transparent or clear, not just liquids.
The limpid melody resonated throughout the hall, leaving the audience in awe.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Transparency
It can also metaphorically suggest purity or innocence in a person's gaze or expression.
Her limpid gaze revealed a sincerity that was truly comforting.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Clarity
Use 'limpid' to describe something with such clarity, it enhances the imagined visual experience.
She noticed his limpid blue eyes that reminded her of the ocean.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Water
'Limpid' can describe anything transparent or clear, not just liquids.
The limpid melody resonated throughout the hall, leaving the audience in awe.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Transparency
It can also metaphorically suggest purity or innocence in a person's gaze or expression.
Her limpid gaze revealed a sincerity that was truly comforting.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Clarity
Use 'limpid' to describe something with such clarity, it enhances the imagined visual experience.
She noticed his limpid blue eyes that reminded her of the ocean.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Water
'Limpid' can describe anything transparent or clear, not just liquids.
The limpid melody resonated throughout the hall, leaving the audience in awe.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Transparency
It can also metaphorically suggest purity or innocence in a person's gaze or expression.
Her limpid gaze revealed a sincerity that was truly comforting.
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Video examples
Emperor Scorpion PIPE...
wandering male comes scuttling toward you the seal the deal you send out good vibrations which are picked up by these ultrafine sensory organs your eyes are like limpid pools all eight of them you've attracted a
Video examples
Emperor Scorpion PIPE...
wandering male comes scuttling toward you the seal the deal you send out good vibrations which are picked up by these ultrafine sensory organs your eyes are like limpid pools all eight of them you've attracted a
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Quote examples
Robin Sloan
American Author
When we talk about novels, we don't often talk about imagination. Why not? Does it seem too first grade? In reviews, you read about limpid prose, about the faithful reproduction of consciousness, about moral heft, but rarely about the power of pure, unadulterated imagination.
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Christine and the Queens
French Musician
I remember writing '5 Dollars' out of intense listening sessions of Bruce Springsteen. I don't know if it's obvious, but I was obsessed with how limpid Bruce Springsteen's melodies are: It's such a great way to do storytelling and to still be melodic and catchy.
Quote examples
Saint Teresa of Avila
Spanish Saint
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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John Updike
American Novelist
Billy Collins writes lovely poems. Limpid, gently and consistently startling, more serious than they seem, they describe all the worlds that are and were and some others besides.
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Dave Morris
British Author
Standing out as a writer today requires more than a bright idea and limpid prose. Authors need to become businesspeople as well.
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Richard Burton
Welsh Actor
Let's have days and days of brilliant clarity, etched and limpid, cool and surgical.
Quote examples
Robin Sloan
American Author
When we talk about novels, we don't often talk about imagination. Why not? Does it seem too first grade? In reviews, you read about limpid prose, about the faithful reproduction of consciousness, about moral heft, but rarely about the power of pure, unadulterated imagination.
Quote examples
Christine and the Queens
French Musician
I remember writing '5 Dollars' out of intense listening sessions of Bruce Springsteen. I don't know if it's obvious, but I was obsessed with how limpid Bruce Springsteen's melodies are: It's such a great way to do storytelling and to still be melodic and catchy.
Quote examples
Saint Teresa of Avila
Spanish Saint
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
Quote examples
John Updike
American Novelist
Billy Collins writes lovely poems. Limpid, gently and consistently startling, more serious than they seem, they describe all the worlds that are and were and some others besides.
Quote examples
Dave Morris
British Author
Standing out as a writer today requires more than a bright idea and limpid prose. Authors need to become businesspeople as well.
Quote examples
Richard Burton
Welsh Actor
Let's have days and days of brilliant clarity, etched and limpid, cool and surgical.
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