perspicuitas
From LSJ
τὸ κατὰ τὴν τῆς αὑτοῦ ψυχῆς ἐπίταξιν τὰ γιγνόμενα γίγνεσθαι, μάλιστα μὲν ἅπαντα, εἰ δὲ μή, τά γε ἀνθρώπινα → the desire that, if possible, everything,—or failing that, all that is humanly possible—should happen in accordance with the demands of one's own heart
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
perspĭcŭĭtas: ātis, f. perspicuus,
I transparency, clearness.
I Lit.: vitrea perspicuitas, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 141; 37, 5, 20, § 79.—
II Trop., evidentness, clearness, perspicuity: nihil est clarius ἐναργεία, perspicuitatem, aut evidentiam nos, si placet, nominemus, Cic. Ac. 2, 6, 17: perspicuitas argumentatione elevatur, id. N. D. 3, 4, 9: perspicuitas in verbis praecipuam habet proprietatem, Quint. 8, 2, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
perspĭcŭĭtās, ātis, f. (perspicuus),
1 transparence : Plin. 37, 141
