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View synonyms for lucent

lucent

[ loo-suhnt ]

adjective

  1. Literary. shining; luminous.


lucent

/ ˈluːsənt /

adjective

  1. brilliant, shining, or translucent
“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


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Derived Forms

  • ˈlucently, adverb
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Other Words From

  • lu·cen·cy [loo, -s, uh, n-see] Rare, lu·cence [loo, -s, uh, ns], noun
  • lu·cent·ly adverb
  • in·ter·lu·cent adjective
  • sem·i·lu·cent adjective
  • un·lu·cent adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lucent1

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Latin lūcent- (stem of lūcēns ), present participle of lūcēre “to shine”; lucid, -ent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lucent1

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

When Benigni cracked that the pope was "lucent ... emanating light", the pope responded, "Don't exaggerate!"

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The lucent eyes are commercially produced, hence big for the faces they occupy.

Witty, moving, intellectually lucent, and quite far out, it instantly makes you want to know her better, and it more than justifies a visit to this show.

Hamid has been much laureled for the lucent beauty of his prose.

Of course, there is history, and it’s nasty — as we learn from lucent black-and-white flashbacks and Asher’s oddly poetic internal monologue.

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