lucent Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Lu"cent adjective
Etymology
L. lucens, p. pr. of lucere to shine, fr. lux, lucis, light.
Definitions
  1. Shining; bright; resplendent. " The sun's lucent orb." Milton.

Webster 1913