lambent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite softly bright or radiant
    lucent; luminous; aglow.
    • a house aglow with lights
    • glowing embers
    • lambent tongues of flame
    • the lucent moon
    • a sky luminous with stars

WordNet

Lam"bent adjective
Etymology
L. lambens, -enlis, p. pr. of lambere to lick; akin to lap. See Lap to drink by licking.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913