Definition of Crystal clear

1. Adjective. Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity. "Transparent crystal"


2. Adjective. (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable. "A perspicuous argument"
Exact synonyms: Limpid, Lucid, Luculent, Pellucid, Perspicuous
Category relationships: Language, Linguistic Communication
Similar to: Clear
Derivative terms: Limpidity, Lucidity, Pellucidity, Perspicuity, Perspicuousness

Definition of Crystal clear

1. Adjective. (idiomatic) Completely clear and understood. ¹

2. Adjective. (idiomatic) Visually clear, a sharp image, high acuity. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crystal Clear

cryptoxanthin
cryptoxanthins
cryptozoite
cryptozoological
cryptozoologies
cryptozoologist
cryptozoologists
cryptozoology
cryptozygous
crypts
crypts of iris
crystal
crystal-clear
crystal ball
crystal clear (current term)
crystal counter
crystal detector
crystal gazing
crystal healing
crystal lattice
crystal lattices
crystal meth
crystal microphone
crystal momentum
crystal oscillator
crystal pickup
crystal radio

Literary usage of Crystal clear

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"See CRYSTAL, clear glass, a kind of transparent mineral. (F., — L., — Gk.) In its modem form, it is Latinised ; but it was first introduced into English ..."

2. History of Dakota Territory by George Washington Kingsbury (1915)
"Its waters are crystal clear and the air near is freighted with a humid flavor. This lake is about one mile long and an eighth of a mile in width, ..."

3. New Zealand Driving Holidays: 29 New Zealand Holiday Itineraries and Touring by Donna Blaber (2005)
"No chemicals are added to change its composition, so the colour palette of the pools changes daily, ranging from crystal clear to milky, and through to ..."

4. Jury And The Search For Truth: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary edited by Orrin G. Hatch (1998)
"The law was crystal clear. The defendant had a lawyer. ... The law was so crystal clear that the Supreme Court split 5 to 4 on whether there was a violation ..."

5. The Fireside Encyclopædia of Poetry: Comprising the Best Poems of the Most (1878)
"... carbuncles do shine— With jasper, pearl, and chrysolite, Surpassing pure and fine. Thy houses are of ivory, Thy windows crystal clear, Thy streets are ..."

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