perspicuity
2 synonyms and 2 antonyms for perspicuity, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The quality of being clear and easy to understand, especially in writing or speech.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
plainness
perspicuousness
Antonyms
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin perspicuitās (“evidentness”, “self-evidency”, literally “transparency”, “clarity”, “lucidity”), from Latin perspicuus (“clear”, “transparent”; “evident”); compare perspicacity and the French perspicuité. By surface analysis, perspicuous + -ity.
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