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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