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In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
Saint Teresa of Avila

Meaning of "limpid" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LIMPID

From French limpide, from Latin limpidus clear.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LIMPID

limpid  [ˈlɪmpɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIMPID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Limpid is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LIMPID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of limpid in the English dictionary

The first definition of limpid in the dictionary is clear or transparent. Other definition of limpid is free from obscurity. Limpid is also calm; peaceful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIMPID


bicuspid
baɪˈkʌspɪd
canopied
ˈkænəpɪd
Cupid
ˈkjuːpɪd
cuspid
ˈkʌspɪd
glycolipid
ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈlɪpɪd
hispid
ˈhɪspɪd
insipid
ɪnˈsɪpɪd
intrepid
ɪnˈtrɛpɪd
lipid
ˈlaɪpɪd
lipide
ˈlaɪpɪd
phospholipid
ˌfɒsfəˈlɪpɪd
photocopied
ˈfəʊtəʊkɒpɪd
rapid
ˈræpɪd
sapid
ˈsæpɪd
stupid
ˈstjuːpɪd
tepid
ˈtɛpɪd
torpid
ˈtɔːpɪd
trepid
ˈtrepɪd
tricuspid
traɪˈkʌspɪd
vapid
ˈvæpɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIMPID

limosis
limous
Limousin
limousine
limousine liberal
limp
limp-wristed
limpa
limper
limpet
limpidity
limpidly
limpidness
limping
limpingly
limpkin
limply
limpness
Limpopo
limpsy

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIMPID

acid
aid
android
avoid
bid
David
did
elapid
grid
id
kid
lepid
liquid
Madrid
mid
multicuspid
paid
said
salpid
vespid

Synonyms and antonyms of limpid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LIMPID»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «limpid» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of limpid

Translation of «limpid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIMPID

Find out the translation of limpid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of limpid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «limpid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

清澈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

límpido
570 millions of speakers

English

limpid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पारदर्शक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشفاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прозрачный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

límpido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্মল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

limpide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Limpid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

klar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

透明な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깨끗한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Limpid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong trẻo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெளிவான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लवचिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

berrak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

limpido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krystaliczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прозорий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

limpede
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαυγές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

helder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjennomsiktig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of limpid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMPID»

The term «limpid» is normally little used and occupies the 109.876 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMPID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about limpid

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QUOTES WITH «LIMPID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word limpid.
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Saint Teresa of Avila
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIMPID»

Discover the use of limpid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to limpid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhism
limpid clearness' or 'limpid clearness' (itself) and 'having a mind (for it).' As has been stated: byang-chub (limpid clearness) has the characteristics of the clear sky; All divisive concepts have been dispersed. He who desires to understand this ...
Leslie Kawamura, 2010
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A Dictionary of Chemistry
Transmissior of Radiant Heat by Solids. (Reduced to a common thickness of Substances. Percentage n( Heat transmitted— from 2*6 millimetres.) Locatelli's Incandescent Copper Copper 1 lamp. platinum. aH00°. at 100-'. Book-salt (limpid ) ...
Henry Watts, 1868
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A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other ...
Rock-salt (limpid) 923 923 92-3 92-3 Sulphur (Sicilian, yellow) . 74 77 60 54 Fluor-spar (limpid) . 72 69 42 33 Rock-salt (translucent) . . 65 65 65 65 Beryl ( greenish-yellow) 54 23 13 0 Fluor-spar (greenish) . 46 38 24 20 Iceland sparj ( Umpid) _ ...
Henry Watts, 1872
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World Congress of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering ...
... 3%gelatine,3%DEMA,3%BIS 6 50 0.49s0.01 0.94 Limpid, liquid DEMBIG-ɒ 3 %gelatine,4%DEMA,4%BIS 8 50 0.168s0.02 0.93 Limpid, Gel DEMBIG-ǿV 5% gelatine, 2.4%DEMA, 3.6%BIS 6 60 0.36s0.02 0.95 Limpid, Gel DEMBIG-V ...
‎2007
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Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society: Zoology
... with numerous white points ; wings limpid, with blackish dots towards the base, and with four exterior blackish bands, two of which are dilated towards the costa, and there contain some limpid dots; veins black, discal transverse vein straight, ...
‎1859
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The Journal of the Linnean Society: Zoology
Abdomen shining. Tibias testaeeous, with black bands ; tarsi white, with black tips. “'ings blackish, with numerous limpid dots, and with a limpid band which includes the discal transverse vein, and is intersected by an interrupted blackish line.
‎1857
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The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton
Indignant families have declared that our Sadie is as limpid as any of these dames down east; and Clytie has told her sisters that she means to be just as limpid as she knows how. The cry of“Limpid is my middle name” has resounded from the ...
G. K. Chesterton, 2012
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The Keeper: The Maze Series: Book 1
Limpid faced us, a ball of light hanging high in the air above her. I took in the immense cavern before me. Here comes the speech, the voice warned. “As I lead you through to the mausoleum, you must adhere to my rules. Break these at your  ...
Angel M., 2013
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Scriptures
LIMPID TIME Embraced by lust, I was conceived Alluding all angels, from our pelagic minds Birthed in a cloister, the father grieved Seeing... foretelling... Limpid Time Mother died on the marble floor In the house of god...that day All I wish is to ...
Vijay Michael Jaikeran
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St Ephraim's Prose Refutations
corporeal and heavy,--to that Power which is above everything subtle--to live in it for ever and ever ? XLV. Well, then, let us also say--that if the Body because of its weight--breaks away from the limpid Soul,--that limpid [P. 155.] |lxxii substance ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIMPID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term limpid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meet Paul Lister, the Laird who wants to re-introduce bears, wolves …
When I arrived, a herd of velvety, heavily antlered stags trod gently across the lawn, their limpid eyes the size of gobstoppers, fearless of the ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
2
Gig review: Antonio Sanchez, Edinburgh - The Scotsman
... Brewer's woody bass deliberations before concluding with a breathy susurrus, in limpid contrast to the thunder of some of the previous piece. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
3
17 Tom Hiddleston Memes So Sexy You Won't Even Know What To …
Tom is more than just a pretty face (and impeccable pair of abs and eyes that are like limpid cerulean pools of desire and dimples you could eat pudding out of) ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Dated and flawed original that spawned the timeless classic …
The prose is limpid, too, in Go Set a Watchman, though the book is a much lesser achievement than To Kill a Mockingbird. Indeed, one can only ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
Olive-pesto pasta with plenty of wine pairings
... at the upper limits of latitudinal tolerance for pinot and, so, it's limpid, delicate, gorgeously perfumed, with hints of minerals and great acidity. «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Leading soloists on the mastery and …
Go back to that limpid C major Prelude. To Sir Andras Schiff, it's a rippling stream; to Edwin Fischer (MacGregor's favourite Bach interpreter), ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
Charles Avery, on show in Edinburgh
Limpid, large-scale painting-drawings depict groups of islanders lounging around damp graffitied harbour walls. Youths with attitude sport ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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Review: 'Amazing Grace,' the Story of a Slave Trader's Moral …
Mr. Young's tenor matches Ms. Mackey's in its bright, limpid richness — although I couldn't help but imagine that if a Ken doll could sing, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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'Miss Emily,' by Nuala O'Connor: A fictional look at the Belle of Amherst
Told in alternating chapters by the title character and her maid, it pulls us in from its first limpid lines and then detonates with an explosion of ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
Baron Batch: From Professional Football Player to Passionate Artist
Instead the Sirens tempt him with their limpid song, as they sit there in the meadow with a vast heap of moldering corpses, bones on which ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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