Word of the Day

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19

Limpid

[LIM-pid]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: latin, early 17th century

• (of a liquid) free of anything that darkens; completely clear.
• (of a person's eyes) unclouded; clear.

Examples of Limpid in a sentence

• The pictures showing limpid pools and endless rows of lounge chairs made her want to book a vacation immediately.
• She knew her son was over his bout of flu when she saw his limpid eyes.

About Limpid

Limpid is an adjective used to clearly describe anything translucent or free from clouds and darkness. It’s most often used to describe liquid, but can also be used when someone has a clear and direct way with words. Just don’t fall guilty to the cliché in writing and describe your heroine as having “eyes like deep, limpid pools.”

Did you Know?

This word can easily be traced back to the Latin word “limpidus,” meaning clear. But there’s also a link to the Latin word “lymph,” for clear water. You just might find a nymph frolicking in the limpid lymph.

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Illya Kuryakin was lost in darkness. He could hear voices but he could not understand what they were saying. He knew THRUSH was after him, that he had been shot. His only hope at survival was to remain as still and quiet as possible until Napoleon arrived. His senses seemed to be mixed up, he was sure he could smell antiseptic and the beep of medical equipment but that was obviously a result of blood loss, he was shot, hiding in a cemetery.

Napoleon leaned over Illya's hospital bed. He was frustrated and at his wits end. "Illya, Agent Kuryakin wake the hell up!" he yelled. His yell brought a startled nurse rushing into the room, "Mr. Solo, please!"

Napoleon turned toward her, embarrassed. "I'm sorry dear, I just thought I'd try something a little more forceful."

Napoleon turned back to his partner, and looked into Illya's limpid blue eyes, open and staring. "Illya!" Napoleon almost sobbed out his partners name.

"You don't have to yell....."