lucent
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lucent
shining; luminous; translucent: softly lucent as a rounded moon
Not to be confused with:
lucid – easily understood; comprehensible; rational or sane: He’s a muddled fool, full of lucid intervals.
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lu·cent
(lo͞o′sənt)adj.
1. Giving off light; luminous.
2. Translucent; clear.
lu′cen·cy n.
lu′cent·ly adv.
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lucent
(ˈluːsənt)adj
brilliant, shining, or translucent
[C16: from Latin lūcēns, present participle of lūcēre to shine]
ˈlucently adv
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lu•cent
(ˈlu sənt)adj.
1. shining with light.
2. translucent; clear.
[1490–1500; < Latin lūcent-, s. of lūcēns, present participle of lūcēre to shine; see lucid]
lu′cen•cy, n.
lu′cent•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. |  lucent - softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
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