English → Latin
“limpid” in Latin
liquidusliquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent, limpid; without interruption, smooth, fluid, flowinglimpidusclear, bright, transparent, limpid; cleanlūcidusclear, bright, shining, full of light; clear, perspicuous, lucidamnistorrent (any broad, deep flowing, rapid water); stream; river; ocean; liquid; current; the flow of well-written text
The English word limpid itself goes back to Latin limpidus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
limpid
liquidus: limpidus (in poetry and later prose): lucidus (post-Augustan); amnis (Quint.): [splendidus (Hor.), perlucidus (Ov.) belong to poetry.]
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for limpid?
- The usual Latin words for “limpid” are liquidus, limpidus, lūcidus; also amnis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.