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lucidité

lucidity

noun lü-see-dee-TEH Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

clear-headedness

Usage Note

Lucidité conveys the quality of seeing a situation clearly without illusion — it can apply to rational analysis, self-awareness, or the mental alertness of an elderly person. The adjective is lucide. The phrase avec lucidité (with clear-sightedness) is a fixed adverbial expression in formal writing.

Examples

"Elle a analysé la situation avec lucidité."

Natural Translation

She analysed the situation with lucidity.

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