Added 9 October 2026
perspicuity
/ˌpəːspɪˈkjuːɪti/ noun
Latin root: perspicuitās Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about perspicuity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous.
Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin perspicuitās (“evidentness”, “self-evidency”, literally “transparency”, “clarity”, “lucidity”), from Latin perspicuus (“clear”, “transparent”; “evident”); compare perspicacity and the French perspicuité. By surface analysis, perspicuous + -ity.
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