adj
Meaning 1
Emitting light; shining, luminous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lucent
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈl(j)uːsnt/
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US: /ˈlus(ə)nt/
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CMU ARPABET: L UW1 S IH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Translucent; clear, lucid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
softly bright or radiant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a house aglow with lights
- glowing embers
- lambent tongues of flame
- the lucent moon
- a sky luminous with stars
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aglow(p), lambent, luminous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin lūcentem, the present participle of lūcēre (“to shine”).
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: светъл (svetǎl) — Emitting light; shining, luminous
- Bulgarian: блестяш (blestjaš) — Emitting light; shining, luminous
- French: luisant — Emitting light; shining, luminous
- French: lumineux — Emitting light; shining, luminous
- French: lucide — Emitting light; shining, luminous
- Bulgarian: ясен (jasen) — Translucent; clear
- Bulgarian: прозрачен (prozračen) — Translucent; clear
- French: translucide — Translucent; clear
- French: lucide — Translucent; clear
- French: clair — Translucent; clear
Real reading context