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limpid

lim·pid [ límpid ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. clear: clear and transparent

2. lucid: expressing something in a way that is clear and easy to understand
limpid prose

3. unworried: emotionally calm and composed

[Early 17th century. Directly or via French< Latin limpidus "clear"]

lim·pid·i·ty [ lim píddətee ] noun
lim·pid·ly [ límpidlee ] adverb
lim·pid·ness [ límpidnəss ] noun
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