lucid

lu·cid  (lsd)

adj.

1. Easily understood; intelligible.

2. Mentally sound; sane or rational.

3. Translucent or transparent. See Synonyms at clear.

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[Latin lcidus, from lcre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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lu·cidi·ty, lucid·ness n.

lucid·ly adv.

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lucid [ˈluːsɪd]

adj

1. readily understood; clear

2. shining or glowing

3. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry of or relating to a period of normality between periods of insane or irresponsible behaviour

[from Latin lūcidus full of light, from lūx light]

lucidity , lucidness n

lucidly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	lucid - (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" luculent, perspicuous, pellucid, crystal clear, limpid language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" clear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"
	2.	lucid - having a clear mind; "a lucid moment in his madness" sane - mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"
	3.	lucid - capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident" coherent, logical rational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
	4.	lucid - transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal" crystal clear, pellucid, transparent, limpid, crystalline clear - allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"

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lucid

adjective

1. clear, obvious, plain, evident, distinct, explicit, transparent, clear-cut, crystal clear, comprehensible, intelligible, limpid, pellucid His prose is always lucid and compelling.
clear confused, vague, unclear, muddled, ambiguous, incomprehensible, unintelligible, equivocal, indistinct, clear as mud (informal)

2. clear-headed, sound, reasonable, sensible, rational, sober, all there, sane, compos mentis (Latin), in your right mind He wasn't very lucid; he didn't quite know where he was.
clear-headed confused, vague, unclear, muddled, irrational, unperceptive

Translations

lucid [ˈluːsɪd] ADJ → lúcido
lucid interval → intervalo m de lucidez

lucid [ˈluːsɪd] adj

[explanation, account] → clair(e)

[person, mind] → lucide
to be lucid (= mentally unimpaired) → être lucide

lucid

adj (+er)

(= clear) → klar; account → klar, präzise; explanation → einleuchtend, anschaulich

(= sane) lucid intervals → lichte Augenblicke; he was lucid for a few minutes → ein paar Minuten lang war er bei klarem Verstand

lucid [ˈluːsɪd] adj (person) → lucido/a; (instructions) → chiaro/a; (moments) → di lucidità