Perspicuousness

Perspicuousness: 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]

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perspicuousness — index judgment (discernment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
perspicuousness — noun see perspicuous … New Collegiate Dictionary
perspicuousness — See perspicuously. * * * … Universalium
perspicuousness — noun The state or characteristic of being perspicuous; perspicuity … Wiktionary
perspicuousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality of being clear and easy to perceive or understand: clarity, clearness, distinctness, limpidity, limpidness, lucidity, lucidness, pellu cidity, pellucidness, perspicuity, plainness. See CLEAR … English dictionary for students
perspicuousness — pÉ™(r) spÉªkjÊŠÉ™snÉªs n. clearness, lucidity; state of being expressed clearly; transparency … English contemporary dictionary
perspicuousness — n. See perspicuity … New dictionary of synonyms
perspicuousness — per·spic·u·ous·ness … English syllables
perspicuousness — noun clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous • Syn: ↑perspicuity, ↑plainness • Derivationally related forms: ↑plain (for: ↑plainness), ↑perspicuous, ↑perspicuous ( … Useful english dictionary
perspicuity — noun clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous • Syn: ↑perspicuousness, ↑plainness • Derivationally related forms: ↑plain (for: ↑plainness), ↑perspicuous (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary

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