Explore Perspicuous through 1 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like limpid or lucid. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Perspicuous in a sentence
Perspicuous meaning
- Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
- (Of a language or notation) the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out.
- That can be seen through clearly; that lets light through.
Using Perspicuous
- The main meaning on this page is: Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid. | (Of a language or notation) the process of inference from premises to conclusion is explicitly laid out. | That can be seen through clearly; that lets light through.
- Useful related words include: limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid.
Context around Perspicuous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 36 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Perspicuous
- In this selection, "perspicuous" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 36 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, characterization stand out and add context to how "perspicuous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include from any perspicuous characterization of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "perspicuous" sits close to words such as aaargh, aabb and aabria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with perspicuous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As prevalent as organisms might be, as determinate as the causal roles that they play in selection are, reference to them can and must be omitted from any perspicuous characterization of selection in the evolutionary process. (36 words)
As prevalent as organisms might be, as determinate as the causal roles that they play in selection are, reference to them can and must be omitted from any perspicuous characterization of selection in the evolutionary process. (36 words)
Example sentences (1)
As prevalent as organisms might be, as determinate as the causal roles that they play in selection are, reference to them can and must be omitted from any perspicuous characterization of selection in the evolutionary process.