Antonyms for limpid


Grammar : Adj
Spell : lim-pid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪm pɪd


Definition of limpid

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French limpide (15c.) and directly from Latin limpidus "clear," from limpa "water goddess, water;" probably cognate with lympha "clear liquid" (see lymph). Related: Limpidly.
  • adj clear, comprehensible
Example sentences :
  • I believed in visions––in the deep, limpid, mysterious springs of conduct.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Shining Light » by Norman Duncan
  • From it came the sound of a voice, limpid, clear, which Lennox knew and knew too was not Margaret's.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • Birds called excitedly and flew exultantly about in the limpid air.
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
  • Her eyes were soft and limpid, and they held an expression of dreaminess in their depths.
  • Extract from : « Phyllis » by Dorothy Whitehill
  • He is lacking in the limpid clarity of sheer light-heartedness.
  • Extract from : « Maxim Gorki » by Hans Ostwald
  • Limpid: clear and transparent: applied to wings and ornamentation.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • The water is of great depth, limpid, and supplied from a thousand springs.
  • Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Forrester looked at her limpid blue eyes and her lovely face.
  • Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • The draining of a well so limpid was the easiest thing in the world.
  • Extract from : « Little Novels of Italy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • The limpid spring bubbled and laughed at the foot of the hill.
  • Extract from : « Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales » by Robert L. Taylor

Synonyms for limpid

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