English → Latin
“perspicuity” in Latin
perspicuitāstransparency, clarity; perspicuityēvidēnsapparent, visible, evident, manifest, plain, clearlūxlight (of the sun, stars etc.); daylight, day, moonlight; lifedīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to telldīlūcidusclear, bright; distinctēnucleōto take out the kernel, stone, etc. from (a fruit, grape); to make clear, explain, make plain
The English word perspicuity itself goes back to Latin perspiciō, through perspicuitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
perspicuity
perspicuitas; evidentia; lux. Perspicuity is the best quality of style, perspicuitas est summa virtus orationis (Quint., 1, 6, 41); or by an adverb; e.g., planius aliquid exprimere, dicere (with perspicuity; Cic.): dicere clare, plane, dilucide, enucleate.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for perspicuity?
- The usual Latin words for “perspicuity” are perspicuitās, ēvidēns, lūx; also dīcō, dīlūcidus, ēnucleō. 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.