Definitions for: Lambent


[adj] softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"



Webster (1913) Definition: Lam"bent, a. [L. lambens, -enlis, p. pr. of lambere to
lick; akin to lap. See Lap to drink by licking.]
1. Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over.
``A lambent flame.'' --Dryden. ``A lambent style.''
--Beaconsfield.

2. Twinkling or gleaming; fickering. ``The lambent purity of
the stars.'' --W. Irving.

Synonyms: aglow(p), bright, glowing, lucent, luminous

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