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lucid

/ˈluːsɪd/

B2CEFR level
50/100Rarity: uncommon
FormalRegister

General adjective

Expressed clearly and easy to understand; mentally clear.

His lucid explanation made a notoriously difficult topic seem almost simple.

Similar: clear, coherent, intelligible

Topic: Cambridge C1 (part 2) in General English

Medicine adjective

Clear-minded and able to think and communicate rationally.

We wait until she is fully lucid before revisiting the consent form.

Similar: clear-headed, coherent

Topic: Consent & explaining in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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More general words: Cambridge C1 (part 2)