perspicuous

English

/pəˈspɪkjuːəs/, /pɚˈspɪkjuːəs/

adj
Definitions
  • Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
  • (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.
  • (rare) Transparent; translucent.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (look, see).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*speḱ-

Gloss

look, see

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

Emoji

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