30 September 2013

limpid

[lim-pid]

adjective
1. clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air: We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.
2. free from obscurity; lucid; clear: a limpid style; limpid prose.
3. completely calm; without distress or worry: a limpid, emotionless existence.
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin limpidus clear. See lymph, -id4

Related forms
lim·pid·i·ty, lim·pid·ness, noun
lim·pid·ly, adverb

Today’s aphorism

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

– Confucius

On this day

30 September 1947 – birth of Marc Bolan, singer/guitarist for T-Rex. (Born as Mark Feld). Died 16 September 1977