perspicuity

  • 11perspicuity — per·spi cu·i·ty || ‚pÉœrspɪ kjuːətɪ /‚pɜː n. clarity of expression; clearness, transparency …

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  • 12perspicuity — n. Clearness, lucidness, lucidity, transparency, plainness, intelligibility, perspicuousness, distinctness, explicitness …

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  • 13perspicuity — n 1. lucidity, lucidness, clarity, clearness, plainness, unambiguousness, unambiguity, unmistakability; explicitness, preciseness, precision, exactness, definiteness, distinctness, clear cutness; com prehensibility, comprehensibleness,… …

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  • 14perspicuity — per·spi·cu·ity …

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  • 15perspicuity — per•spi•cu•i•ty [[t]ˌpɜr spɪˈkyu ɪ ti[/t]] n. clearness or lucidity, as of a statement • Etymology: 1470–80; < L perspicuitās. See perspicuous, ity …

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  • 16perspicuity — /pɜspəˈkjuəti/ (say perspuh kyoohuhtee) noun 1. clearness or lucidity, as of a statement. 2. the quality of being perspicuous. 3. → perspicacity. {late Middle English, from Latin perspicuitas} …

  • 17perspicuity — noun clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous • Syn: ↑perspicuousness, ↑plainness • Derivationally related forms: ↑plain (for: ↑plainness), ↑perspicuous (for: ↑ …

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  • 18PERSPICUITY OF SCRIPTURE —    the PROTESTANT CHRISTIAN claim that while the BIBLE may not be entirely clear, those things necessary for SALVATION are sufficiently plain that anyone reading SCRIPTURE can discover them without the assistance of PRIESTS or the CHURCH …

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  • 19perspicuous and perspicuity —    Clearly expressed; lucid; easy to understand, especially because of clarity and precision of presentation. The quality of being perspicuous is perspicuity. (pron. pr spik yoo es, pr spe kyoo e tee) Not to be confused with perspicacious. One… …

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  • 20perspicacity, perspicuity —    Perspicacity means shrewdness and applies to people ( a perspicacious judge of character ). Perspecu ity means easily understood and applies to things ( a perspicuous explanation ). In both cases, a simpler synonym shrewd for the first, clear… …

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