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.
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.
