# perspicuity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpəːspɪˈkjuːɪti/

## Definitions
1. Clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous.
2. Perspicacity; insight.
3. Transparency; translucence.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin perspicuitās (“evidentness”, “self-evidency”, literally “transparency”, “clarity”, “lucidity”), from Latin perspicuus (“clear”, “transparent”; “evident”); compare perspicacity and the French perspicuité. By surface analysis, perspicuous + -ity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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