lūcĭdus — 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.