lambencyn.

Brit.

/ˈlamb(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/ˈlæmbənsi/

Etymology: < lambent adj.: see -ency suffix.

a. The state or quality of being lambent or shining with a clear soft light like a flame. Also (with plural) an instance or occurrence of such shining.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > [noun] > shining or being luminous > resembling fire or flame

fire1599

lambency1817

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > flash

leamOE

flash1566

lambency1817

burst1854

flip1881

1817 L. Hunt Day by the Fire in Hazlitt's Round Table II. 146 Sometimes a little flame appears at the corner of the grate like a quivering spangle; sometimes it swells out at top into a restless and brief lambency.

1835 New Monthly Mag. 43 305 The morning star, melting into the east with its transcendent lambency and whiteness.

1845 T. De Quincey Suspiria de Profundis in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 279/2 The fitful gloom and sudden lambencies of the room by fire-light, suited our evening state of feelings.

1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 106 The soft lambency of the streamlet.

figurative.1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 86 But there were sacred lambencies, tongues of authentic flame from heaven which kindled what was best in one.1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets viii. 250 So that his [Aristophanes'] splendour is like that of northern streamers in its lambency, though swift and piercing as forked lightnings in its intensity.

b. transferred. Brilliance and delicate play of wit or fancy.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [noun] > brilliance

lambencya1871

a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 153 Thought, flowing out in lambencies of beautiful spontaneous wit and fancy.

1871 J. Morley Vauvenargues in Crit. Misc. i. (1878) 14 The presence of a certain lambency and play even in the exposition of truths of perfect assurance.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Prince Otto i. iv. 51 A man of great erudition and some lambencies of wit.

2. In etymological sense: The action of licking.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with mouth or tongue > [noun] > licking with tongue

lickinga1387

ligurition1623

lambency1834

1834 Oxf. Univ. Mag. 1 176 The mother's tongue..with assiduous lambency has licked the unsightly cubs into shape.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lambency
释义	lambencyn. Brit. /ˈlamb(ə)nsi/, U.S. /ˈlæmbənsi/ Etymology: < lambent adj.: see -ency suffix. 1. a. The state or quality of being lambent or shining with a clear soft light like a flame. Also (with plural) an instance or occurrence of such shining. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > [noun] > shining or being luminous > resembling fire or flame fire1599 lambency1817 the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > flash leamOE flash1566 lambency1817 burst1854 flip1881 1817 L. Hunt Day by the Fire in Hazlitt's Round Table II. 146 Sometimes a little flame appears at the corner of the grate like a quivering spangle; sometimes it swells out at top into a restless and brief lambency. 1835 New Monthly Mag. 43 305 The morning star, melting into the east with its transcendent lambency and whiteness. 1845 T. De Quincey Suspiria de Profundis in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 279/2 The fitful gloom and sudden lambencies of the room by fire-light, suited our evening state of feelings. 1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 106 The soft lambency of the streamlet. figurative.1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 86 But there were sacred lambencies, tongues of authentic flame from heaven which kindled what was best in one.1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets viii. 250 So that his [Aristophanes'] splendour is like that of northern streamers in its lambency, though swift and piercing as forked lightnings in its intensity. b. transferred. Brilliance and delicate play of wit or fancy. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [noun] > brilliance lambencya1871 a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 153 Thought, flowing out in lambencies of beautiful spontaneous wit and fancy. 1871 J. Morley Vauvenargues in Crit. Misc. i. (1878) 14 The presence of a certain lambency and play even in the exposition of truths of perfect assurance. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Prince Otto i. iv. 51 A man of great erudition and some lambencies of wit. 2. In etymological sense: The action of licking. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with mouth or tongue > [noun] > licking with tongue lickinga1387 ligurition1623 lambency1834 1834 Oxf. Univ. Mag. 1 176 The mother's tongue..with assiduous lambency has licked the unsightly cubs into shape. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1817
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