lucidus

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Latin > English

lucidus lucida, lucidum ADJ :: bright, shining; clear

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lūcĭdus: a, um, adj. lux,
I containing light, full of light, clear, bright, shining (syn.: luminosus, luculentus; as an adj. not in Cic.).
I Lit.: aër, Lucr. 4, 315: sidera, Hor. C. 1, 3, 2: gemma, Ov. H. 15, 74: amnis, Quint. 12, 10, 60: concha, Tib. 2, 4, 30: lucidior domus, Ov. F. 1, 94: lucidissima stella, Vitr. 9, 6: saxa, Stat. S. 3, 3, 200 (Queck, dulcia): quid lucidius sole? Vulg. Sir. 17, 30.—
   B Transf., brilliant, bright, beautiful, transparent, shining, white, etc.: Alcyone, Ov. H. 19, 133: ovis, Tib. 2, 1, 62: sedes deorum, Hor. C. 3, 3, 33: vestis, Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 59 (better tralucido).—
II Trop.
   A Full of light, i. e. of truth and purity: totum corpus tuum lucidum erit, Vulg. Luc. 11, 34.—
   B Clear, perspicuous, luminous, lucid (of speech, or of orators; a favorite expression with Quintilian); neque refert, an pro lucida (narratione) perspicuam dicamus, Quint. 4, 2, 31: propositio aperta et lucida, id. 4, 5, 26: manifesta et lucida ratio, id. 4, 5, 3: ordo, Hor. A. P. 41.—Comp.: res lucidior, Quint. 7, 3, 21: causa, id. 4, 4, 4; 4, 2, 83; 4, 5, 1; 2, 3, 8: lucidior via, id. 3, 11, 23.—Transf., of orators, Quint. 12, 10, 21: lucidior auctor, id. 10, 1, 74.—Hence, adv.: lūcĭdē.
   A Clearly, plainly, distinctly (mostly of speech): lucide verbum definire, *Cic. de Or. 2, 25, 108: lucide dicentium, Quint. 8, 3, 1.—Comp.: quo lucidius intellegi possit haec exceptio, Dig. 44, 4, 1.—Sup.: sic ostendit lucidissime causam, Quint. 4, 5, 12.—
   B Gloriously (see lucidus, B.): lucidius tranquilliusque inter divina mansurus, Sen. Ep. 71, 16.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lūcĭdus,¹⁰ a, um (lux),
1 clair, brillant, éclatant, plein de lumière : Lucr. 4, 315 ; Ov. H. 15, 74 ; Quint. 12, 10, 60 ; Ov. H. 19, 133 ; Hor. O. 3, 3, 33
2 [fig.] plein de lumière, de pureté : Vulg. Luc. 11, 34 || clair, lumineux, manifeste : Quint. 4, 2, 31 ; Hor. P. 41 || -dior Quint. 7, 3, 21 ; -issimus Vitr. Arch. 9, 6.

Latin > German (Georges)

lūcidus, a, um (lux), lichtvoll, hell, I) eig.: 1) im allg.: sidera, Hor.: dies, Apul.: noctes, Mela: gemma, Ov.: amnis, Ov. u. Quint.: vestis, durchsichtig, Plin.: locus (Ggstz. obscurus locus), Cael. Aur.: domus, Cael. Aur.: lucidior domus, Ov.: lucidissima stella, Vitr.: aether lucidissimus, Sen. – adv., lucidum fulgentes oculi, Hor. carm. 2, 12, 14. – 2) prägn., hell = glänzend weiß, ovis, Tibull.: lilia, Prop. – II) übtr., hell = lichtvoll, deutlich, lucidus ordo, Hor.: res lucidior, Quint: lucidissima verba, Augustin.: v. Redner, Philistus lucidior, Quint. 10, 1, 74.