different between lucid vs ecphrastic

English

Etymology

Latin lucidus, from lux (“light”) + -idus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l(j)u?s?d/
• Rhymes: -u?s?d

Adjective

lucid (comparative lucider or more lucid, superlative lucidest or most lucid)

1. clear; easily understood
2. mentally rational; sane
3. bright, luminous, translucent or transparent

Synonyms

• (easily understood): clear, perspicuous, straightforward; See also Thesaurus:comprehensible
• (mentally rational): coherent, sane
• (bright): brilliant, light
• (luminous): glowing, radiant; See also Thesaurus:shining
• (transparent): clear, pellucid, see-through, transparent; See also Thesaurus:transparent or Thesaurus:translucent

Derived terms

• lucid dream
• lucidity (noun)
• lucidly (adverb)

Related terms

• elucidate

Translations

Noun

lucid (plural lucids)

1. A lucid dream.
   • 1986, Benjamin B. Wolman, Montague Ullman, Handbook of states of consciousness (page 163)

     The day before nightmare-initiated lucids, subjects reported more depressed feelings […]

Anagrams

• Ludic, dulic, ludic

Romanian

Etymology

From French lucide

Adjective

lucid m or n (feminine singular lucid?, masculine plural lucizi, feminine and neuter plural lucide)

1. lucid, clear-sighted

Declension

Related terms

• luciditate

Spanish

Verb

lucid

1. (Spain) Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of lucir.

English

Alternative forms

• ekphrastic

Etymology

From ecphrasis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?f?æst?k/

Adjective

ecphrastic (comparative more ecphrastic, superlative most ecphrastic)

1. Pertaining to ecphrasis; clear, lucid.