Dictionary entry

Perspicuity

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Per′spi‐cu″i‐ty (?), n. [L. perspicuitas: cf. F. perspicuité.] 1. The quality or state of being transparent or translucent. Sir T. Browne.

2. The quality of being perspicuous to the understanding; clearness of expression or thought.

3. Sagacity; perspicacity.

Syn. — Clearness; perspicuousness; plainness; distinctness; lucidity; transparency. See Clearness.