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Added 2 October 2026

lucidity

/l(j)uːˈsɪdɪti/ noun

Latin root: lūciditās Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lucidity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The property of being lucid; lucidness.
The lucidity of his answers argued against his being insane or confused.
The state of being aware that one is dreaming, i.e. being in a lucid dream.

Origin

From French lucidité, from Late Latin lūciditās. By surface analysis, lucid + -ity.

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