"perspicuity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌpəːspɪˈkjuːɪti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɚspəˈkjuəti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perspicuity.wav [Southern-England] Forms: perspicuities [plural]
enPR: pər'spĭkyo͞oʹĭti [US], pər'spəkyo͞oʹədi [US] Etymology: From the Classical Latin perspicuitās (“transparency”, “lucidity”, “self-evidency”, (in post-Classical Latin): “penetration”, “insight”), from perspicuus (“clear”, “evident”); compare perspicacity and the French perspicuité. By surface analysis, perspicuous + -ity. Etymology templates: {{sense|in post-Classical Latin}} (in post-Classical Latin):, {{uder|en|la|perspicuitās||transparency”, “lucidity”, “self-evidency”, (in post-Classical Latin): “penetration”, “insight}} Latin perspicuitās (“transparency”, “lucidity”, “self-evidency”, (in post-Classical Latin): “penetration”, “insight”), {{m|la|perspicuus||clear”, “evident}} perspicuus (“clear”, “evident”), {{m|en|perspicacity}} perspicacity, {{cog|fr|perspicuité}} French perspicuité, {{surf|en|perspicuous|-ity}} By surface analysis, perspicuous + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} perspicuity (countable and uncountable, plural perspicuities)
  1. Clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-perspicuity-en-noun--8PBiniG
  2. Perspicacity; insight. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-perspicuity-en-noun-Q75wyDE7
  3. (rare) Transparency; translucence. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-perspicuity-en-noun-X4XNq8CH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 4 77 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 8 7 85 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 5 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: perspicuousness, perspicuite [15th c.] [obsolete], perspicuitie [15th–16th c.] [obsolete], perspicuitye [16th c.] [obsolete], perspicuyte [from before 1500] [obsolete], perspycuitie [from before 1500] [obsolete] Related terms: perspicacious, perspicaciously, perspective

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