limpid

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The Word of the Day for December 9 is: 

limpid   \LIM-pid\   adjective
          1 *a : marked by transparency : pellucid  b : clear and simple in 
style
     2 : absolutely serene and untroubled

Example sentence:
          "Autumn leaves float on a limpid stream through which you can see the 
shadows they cast on the stones below." (Ken Johnson, _The Boston Globe_, July 
8, 2007)

Did you know?
     Since the early 1600s, "limpid" has been used in English to describe 
things that have the soft clearness of pure water. The aquatic connection is 
not incidental; language scholars believe that "limpid" probably traces to 
"lympha," a Latin word meaning "water." That same Latin root is also the source 
of the word "lymph," the English name for the pale liquid that helps maintain 
the body's fluid balance and that removes bacteria from tissues.





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