lucent

[ loo-suhnt ]

/ ˈlu sənt /

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adjective

shining.

translucent; clear.

Origin of lucent

1490–1500; <Latin lūcent- (stem of lūcēns), present participle of lūcēre to shine. See lucid, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM lucent

lu·cen·cy; Rare, lucence, nounlu·cent·ly, adverbin·ter·lu·cent, adjectivesem·i·lu·cent, adjective

un·lu·cent, adjective

Words nearby lucent

lucarne, Lucas, Lucas van Leyden, Lucca, luce, lucent, lucerne, luces, lucha libre, Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor

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Example sentences from the Web for lucent

Beyond it a clump of trees showed dark against the lucent sky.
A Book of Bryn Mawr Stories|Marian T. MacIntosh
They had just agreed that it was Nicky's life, Nicky's character, that had given to his garden its lucent, exquisite tranquillity.
The Creators|May Sinclair
The tint is wonderful, I said, as lucent a green as the top of the comber that is to break and overwhelm you.
By order of the company|Mary Johnston
There was nothing earthly visible, I thought then, for every thing seemed transfigured, floating in a lucent atmosphere.
In the Footprints of the Padres|Charles Warren Stoddard

Many have imperfect glimpses; few, few indeed, the unveiled, lucent sight.
A Strange Story, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for lucent

lucent

/ (ˈluːsənt) /

adjective

brilliant, shining, or translucent

Derived forms of lucent

lucently, adverb

Word Origin for lucent

C16: from Latin lūcēns, present participle of lūcēre to shine

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单词	lucent
释义	lucent [ loo-suhnt ] / ˈlu sənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lucent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective shining. translucent; clear. Origin of lucent 1490–1500; <Latin lūcent- (stem of lūcēns), present participle of lūcēre to shine. See lucid, -ent OTHER WORDS FROM lucent lu·cen·cy; Rare, lucence, nounlu·cent·ly, adverbin·ter·lu·cent, adjectivesem·i·lu·cent, adjective un·lu·cent, adjective Words nearby lucent lucarne, Lucas, Lucas van Leyden, Lucca, luce, lucent, lucerne, luces, lucha libre, Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lucent Beyond it a clump of trees showed dark against the lucent sky. A Book of Bryn Mawr Stories\|Marian T. MacIntosh They had just agreed that it was Nicky's life, Nicky's character, that had given to his garden its lucent, exquisite tranquillity. The Creators\|May Sinclair The tint is wonderful, I said, as lucent a green as the top of the comber that is to break and overwhelm you. By order of the company\|Mary Johnston There was nothing earthly visible, I thought then, for every thing seemed transfigured, floating in a lucent atmosphere. In the Footprints of the Padres\|Charles Warren Stoddard Many have imperfect glimpses; few, few indeed, the unveiled, lucent sight. A Strange Story, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton British Dictionary definitions for lucent lucent / (ˈluːsənt) / adjective brilliant, shining, or translucent Derived forms of lucent lucently, adverb Word Origin for lucent C16: from Latin lūcēns, present participle of lūcēre to shine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lucent ablaze, alight, argent, beaming, beamy, blazing, brilliant, burning, dazzling, effulgent, fulgent, glaring, gleaming, glistening, glittering, glossy, golden, illuminated, incandescent, intense
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lucent

adjective

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adjective

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