limpidity

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
noun passing light without diffusion or distortion

From French limpidité, from Latin limpiditas.

Although it flowed with rapidity in all declivities where common water would do so, yet never, except when falling in a cascade, had it the customary appearance of limpidity. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
The atmosphere became of singular limpidity, and the smallest leaves and the flower cups so tiny that only the hummingbirds' bills could pierce their hollow, were discernible at a distance. — The Treasure of Pearls: A Romance of Adventures in California, Gustave Aimard
They are of all colors and shades of color, from dewdrop white to actual black; and their smooth and rounded surfaces and contours, variety of color, and transparent limpidity make them look like piles of assorted candies. — Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Mark Twain

clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness

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