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perspicuity

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per·spi·cu·i·ty  (pûrsp-ky-t)
n.
1. The quality of being perspicuous; clearness and lucidity: "He was at pains to insist on the perspicuity of what he wrote" (Lionel Trilling).
2. Perspicacity.
perspicuity [ˌpɜːspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ]
n
1. the quality of being perspicuous
2. another word for perspicacity
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.perspicuity - clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
perspicuousness, plainness
clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity - free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
Translations
perspicuity [ˌpɜːspɪˈkjʊːɪtɪ] N (frm) → perspicuidad f
perspicuity
n → Klarheit f; (= clearness: of expression, statement also) → Verständlichkeit f


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For by deviating in exceptional cases from the normal idiom, the language will gain distinction; while, at the same time, the partial conformity with usage will give perspicuity.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
Perspicuity, therefore, requires not only that the ideas should be distinctly formed, but that they should be expressed by words distinctly and exclusively appropriate to them.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
Joe recited this couplet with such manifest pride and careful perspicuity, that I asked him if he had made it himself.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
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