Definition of lambent Lambent

lam•bent

We found 8 definitions of lambent from 5 different sources.

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What does lambent mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

lambent - softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"
  aglow, lucent, luminous
  bright full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • lambent (a.)
    Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over.
  • lambent (a.)
    Twinkling or gleaming; fickering.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • lambent
    lam′bent, adj. moving about as if touching lightly: gliding over: flickering.—n. Lam′bency, the quality of being lambent: that which is lambent. [L. lambenslambĕre, to lick.]

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  • lambent, adjective.

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