lucent

Adjective
US[loo-sint]/ˈlusɪnt/2 syllables
Synonyms: aglowlambentluminous

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. softly bright or radiant“a house aglow with lights”“glowing embers”“lambent tongues of flame”“the lucent moon”“a sky luminous with stars”Synonyms: aglowlambentluminousOpposite dullSimilar bright
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Lu′cent adjective

Origin: L. lucens, p. pr. of lucere to shine, fr. lux, lucis, light.

Shining; bright; resplendent. “ The sun's lucent orb.” John Milton

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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