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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesperspicuidad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: per-spi-cui-dad
"El conferenciante explicó el complejo tema con gran perspicuidad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Plainness to the understanding; lucidity or clarity of expression, style, or presentation.
"The professor praised the student for the remarkable perspicuity of her research paper." - 2
The quality of being easily understood or transparently clear.
"Technical manuals require a high degree of perspicuity to ensure safe operation by consumers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin adjective 'perspicuus' (transparent, clear), from the verb 'perspicere' (to look through, inspect clearly), combining 'per-' (through) and 'specere' (to look). It entered the English language in the early 16th century, retaining its core connotation of mental transparency, lucidity, and freedom from ambiguity in expression or style.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Perspicuity" is said worldwide
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perspicuité
Transliteration: pers-pi-cui-té
"La perspicuité de son argumentation a convaincu tout le public."
Durchsichtigkeit
Transliteration: durch-sich-tig-keit
"Die Durchsichtigkeit des Textes machte ihn für alle Leser verständlich."
perspicuità
Transliteration: per-spi-cui-tà
"La perspicuità dello stile di scrittura ha reso il libro molto piacevole."
perspicuidad
Transliteration: per-spi-cui-dad
"El conferenciante explicó el complejo tema con gran perspicuidad."
perspicuidade
Transliteration: per-spi-cui-da-de
"A perspicuidade do relatório facilitou a tomada de decisões."
स्पष्टता
Transliteration: spashtata
"लेखक ने अपनी बात को पूरी स्पष्टता के साथ रखा।"
明晰性
Transliteration: míng xī xìng
"这篇文章的明晰性极高，读者很容易理解。"
명백함
Transliteration: myeong-baek-ham
"그의 설명은 놀라운 명백함으로 가득 차 있었습니다."
明快さ
Transliteration: meikai-sa
"彼女の文章はその明快さで高く評価されている。"
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