Pronounced: boh-ZHEST, noun
Notes: I know something of this word, but not the definition
Yesterday’s word
The word limpid means
- clear; transparent
- easily comprehensible; clear
- calm; serene
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1600s
Background / Comments
I have read a phrase something like “she gave him a limpid look”, so I had the idea that the word meant something like ‘innocent’. Our word came from the Latin word limpidus (clear).
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