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The word for today is…

limpid (adj) – 2. Free from clouds or haze.

  1. Easily intelligible; clear.
  2. Easily or pleasantly heard; distinct.
  3. Flowing or moving gracefully.

Source : The Free Dictionary

Etymology : Since around 1600, limpid has been used in English to describe things that have the soft clearness of pure water. The aquatic connection is not incidental; language scholars believe that limpid probably traces to lympha, a Latin word meaning “water.” That same Latin root is also the source of the word lymph, the English name for the pale liquid that helps maintain the body’s fluid balance and that removes bacteria from tissues.

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