Limpidness
/ˈlɪm.pɪd.nəs/noun
The quality of being clear, transparent, or easy to understand.
Did you know?Limpidness comes from Latin *limpidus*, meaning “clear” or “bright,” a word linked by scholars to the idea of shining liquid clarity rather than any occult meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leuk-
“to shine, be bright”
Latin
Latin
limpidus
“clear, bright, liquid-clear”
Late Latin
Latin
limpiditas
“clearness, transparency”
Middle English
English
limpidnesse
“quality of being clear or transparent”
Modern English
English
limpidness
“quality of being clear, transparent, or easily understood”