SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
perspicuity
noun
Clarity and ease of understanding in expression.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Clarity of expression
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Usage distinction
Return to topPerspicuity concerns how easily an expression can be understood; perspicacity concerns the reader's or thinker's insight.
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The perspicuity of her explanation impressed the new students.
A student association asked Leila to rewrite its guide to reserving rehearsal rooms. Her articulation of the process improved when she explained who should send each request and when a reply would arrive. The editor praised the perspicuity of the revised wording and the lucidity of its worked example, using two overlapping terms for clarity and ease of understanding.
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