different between imperspicuous vs perspicuous

English

Etymology

From im- +? perspicuous.

Adjective

imperspicuous (comparative more imperspicuous, superlative most imperspicuous)

1. (archaic) vague; unclear; lacking clarity

   Antonym: perspicuous

Related terms

• imperspicuity

English

Etymology

From Latin perspicuus, in turn from perspici? (“see through”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??sp?kju??s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??sp?kju??s/

Adjective

perspicuous (comparative more perspicuous, superlative most perspicuous)

1. Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
   • 1776, Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, Book I, Chapter 4,

     I am always willing to run some hazard of being tedious in order to be sure that I am perspicuous […]

2. (logic) Of a language or notation, such as that of formal propositional calculus: where the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
3. (rare) Transparent; translucent.

Synonyms

• (clearly expressed): See also Thesaurus:comprehensible
• (transparent): See also Thesaurus:transparent

Antonyms

• (clearly expressed): See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible
• (transparent): See also Thesaurus:opaque
• imperspicuous

Derived terms

• perspicuously
• perspicuousness

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Translations

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “perspicuous”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN