LUCENT

lambent, aglow(p), lucent, luminous

(adjective) softly bright or radiant; “a house aglow with lights”; “glowing embers”; “lambent tongues of flame”; “the lucent moon”; “a sky luminous with stars”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

lucent (comparative more lucent, superlative most lucent)

Emitting light; shining, luminous.

Translucent; clear, lucid.

Source: Wiktionary


Lu"cent, a. Etym: [L. lucens, p. pr. of lucere to shine, fr. lux, lucis, light.]

Definition: Shining; bright; resplendent. " The sun's lucent orb." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

13 March 2025

ACCURATE

(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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