I always thought that word meant "shiny" in a "skinny" way as "pelle" does mean skin in Italian and Latin. I always thought of it in some kind of a Mia Farrow way as she was noted for that kind of a physical beauty(shiny ,smooth face). But it seems to break down into per(through) and luce (light) and so " clear in meaning, expression or style" as you said.
You can have a pellucid brook (they flow a bit) And "une pellicule" means "a film " ** in french(also "dandruff") https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/pellicule **eg in the movies or a film of oil on the water.
You may have been joking, but my use of the word “flow” meant that it doesn’t flow well when spoken, imo.
Dam (sic) it. My joke was clearly not pellucid enoughPlease Register or Log in to view the hidden image! .
Truth. A word that may finally lose all meaning the day after tomorrow. Best to look at it one last time and remember when.
Milquetoast NORTH AMERICAN noun a timid or feeble person. "Jennings plays him as something of a milquetoast" adjective feeble, insipid, or bland. "a soppy, milquetoast composer" Definitions from Oxford Languages Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Risible - capable of laughing, rousing or provoking laughter Interesting to note that “ludicrous” is listed as a suitable synonym. Used in an example: “Their suggestion was downright risible!” Risible in that sense, suggests that one may not be laughing due to finding something genuinely comical, instead it seems it’s used when you find something nonsensical and you can’t help but laugh.
lockdown Word of the year Collins Dictionary https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject....f-the-year-2020-lockdown-scli-intl/index.html Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Opprobrium /əˈprōbrēəm/ noun harsh criticism or censure. "his films and the critical opprobrium they have generated" Similar: vilification abuse vituperation condemnation criticism censure castigation denunciation defamation denigration disparagement obloquy derogation slander revilement reviling calumny calumniation execration excoriation lambasting upbraiding bad press character assassination attack invective libel insults aspersions flak mudslinging bad-mouthing tongue-lashing stick verbal slagging off contumely animadversion objurgation Opposite: praise the public disgrace arising from someone's shameful conduct. "the opprobrium of being closely associated with thugs and gangsters" Similar: disgrace shame dishonor discredit stigma humiliation loss of face ignominy odium obloquy disfavor disrepute ill repute infamy notoriety scandal stain disesteem Opposite: honor ARCHAIC an occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace. plural noun: opprobriums Definitions from Oxford Languages Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Opsimath noun RARE a person who begins to learn or study only late in life. Definitions from Oxford Languages I try (not overly strenuous) to keep up. Being in lockdown with a great Trusted Assistant has given me a LOT of free time to indulge reading ✓ learning ? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! I can make a observation a few posters in some threads might benefit from a little opsimath Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Pardon me for butting in ,but should that rather be "a few posters in some threads might benefit from a little opsimathy"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opsimath I rather doubt the stature or size of any "optimath" could have any practical bearing on this question. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Agree - see I am learning - Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!. I only took the definition I posted and looked no further I found this feature I think from the last upgrade where if I select a word, long press, apart from options CUT, COPY ETC I now have DEFINE Select this goes to definition of word. Minion like Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Actually ,I would expect there might well be a local American variant "optimath" for "optimathy" along the lines of "math" for the English english "maths/mathematics" but that is a guess and it would perhaps be a neologism. Does your "define " option work on a desktop computer? Smartphone?
I work on a smart phone and this is a screenshot of the selection options when I highlight a word Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Sorry no idea about desktop Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! You can see from the options on the second screenshot they are not always the same and sometimes Define is not there The two dots at the right side of the options black bar bring up more options Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I don't get it on my smart phone.Maybe the OS needs to be updated.Something I am averse to. I am addicted to outdated technology.