lambentadj.

Brit.

/ˈlambənt/, U.S.

/ˈlæmbənt/

Etymology: < Latin lambent-em, present participle of lambĕre to lick.

a. Of a flame (fire, light): Playing lightly upon or gliding over a surface without burning it, like a ‘tongue of fire’; shining with a soft clear light and without fierce heat.

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the world > matter > light > [adjective] > shining or luminous > like a flame

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1647 A. Cowley Answer Platonicks in Mistress As useless to despairing Lovers grown, As Lambent flames, to men i' th' Frigid Zone.

1656 A. Cowley Destinie in Pindaric Odes iv The Star that did my Being frame, Was but a Lambent Flame, And some small Light it did dispence, But neither Heat nor Influence.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 403 Lambent Glories danc'd about her Head.

1781 T. Cavallo in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 71 330 Because its light..was stationary and not lambent.

1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (1849) xxviii. 323 Those lambent, diffuse flashes of lightning without thunder, so frequent in warm summer evenings.

1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxix. 284 The lambent lights of the starry hosts of heaven.

1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. ii. 11 Sulphur, which in the air burns with a pale lambent flame.

b. transferred and figurative.

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1682 J. Dryden Mac Flecknoe 8 His Brows thick Fogs, instead of Glories-Grace, And Lambent Dulness plaid about his Face.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xxxiii. 176 My next point will be to make her acknowlege a lambent flame, a preference of me to all other men, at least.

1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. xxxiii. 340 A mild and lambent light of Prophecy may be considered as encircling their [the Jews'] whole constitution.

1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xii. 235 His intellect was rather a lambent flame than a genial warmth.

c. By extension, of eyes, the sky, etc.: Emitting, or suffused with, a soft clear light; softly radiant.

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the world > matter > light > [adjective] > shining or luminous > like a flame > of eyes or the sky

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1717 A. Pope Eloisa to Abelard in Wks. 420 Those smiling eyes, attemp'ring ev'ry ray, Shone sweetly lambent with celestial day.

1807 J. Barlow Columbiad v. 181 A general jubilee, o'er earth and heaven, Leads the gay morn and lights the lambent even.

1867 L. M. Child Romance of Republic i. 3 Her large brown eyes were..lambent with interior light.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule vi. 94 The strange lambent darkness..of those northern twilights.

1877 W. Black Green Pastures (1878) iv. 29 The great acacia spread its feathery branches into a cloudless and lambent sky.

1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. v. 159 The Rhone flows like one lambent jewel.

d. figurative. Of wit, style, etc.: Playing lightly and brilliantly over its subjects; gracefully sportive.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > brilliant

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1871 J. Morley J. de Maistre in Crit. Misc. (1878) i. 112 A humour now and then a little sardonic, but more often genial and lambent.

1878 O. W. Holmes John Lothrop Motley: Mem. viii. 61 Lambent phrases in stately 'Articles'.

1880 B. Disraeli Endymion III. ix. 82 The style so picturesque and lambent!

2. In etymological sense: Licking, that licks. †Also = lambitive adj. rare.

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

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1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Lambent, licking with the Tongue; as, Lambent Medicines, i.e. such as are taken by licking off from the end of a Stick of Licorish, &c.

1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 782 To dally with the crested worm..or to receive The lambent homage of his arrowy tongue.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1828) IV. 492 The Hymenoptera generally lap their food with their tongue and may be called lambent insects.

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

单词	lambent
释义	lambentadj. Brit. /ˈlambənt/, U.S. /ˈlæmbənt/ Etymology: < Latin lambent-em, present participle of lambĕre to lick. 1. a. Of a flame (fire, light): Playing lightly upon or gliding over a surface without burning it, like a ‘tongue of fire’; shining with a soft clear light and without fierce heat. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > [adjective] > shining or luminous > like a flame lambent1647 1647 A. Cowley Answer Platonicks in Mistress As useless to despairing Lovers grown, As Lambent flames, to men i' th' Frigid Zone. 1656 A. Cowley Destinie in Pindaric Odes iv The Star that did my Being frame, Was but a Lambent Flame, And some small Light it did dispence, But neither Heat nor Influence. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 403 Lambent Glories danc'd about her Head. 1781 T. Cavallo in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 71 330 Because its light..was stationary and not lambent. 1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (1849) xxviii. 323 Those lambent, diffuse flashes of lightning without thunder, so frequent in warm summer evenings. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxix. 284 The lambent lights of the starry hosts of heaven. 1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. ii. 11 Sulphur, which in the air burns with a pale lambent flame. b. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1682 J. Dryden Mac Flecknoe 8 His Brows thick Fogs, instead of Glories-Grace, And Lambent Dulness plaid about his Face. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xxxiii. 176 My next point will be to make her acknowlege a lambent flame, a preference of me to all other men, at least. 1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. xxxiii. 340 A mild and lambent light of Prophecy may be considered as encircling their [the Jews'] whole constitution. 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xii. 235 His intellect was rather a lambent flame than a genial warmth. c. By extension, of eyes, the sky, etc.: Emitting, or suffused with, a soft clear light; softly radiant. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > [adjective] > shining or luminous > like a flame > of eyes or the sky lambent1717 1717 A. Pope Eloisa to Abelard in Wks. 420 Those smiling eyes, attemp'ring ev'ry ray, Shone sweetly lambent with celestial day. 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad v. 181 A general jubilee, o'er earth and heaven, Leads the gay morn and lights the lambent even. 1867 L. M. Child Romance of Republic i. 3 Her large brown eyes were..lambent with interior light. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule vi. 94 The strange lambent darkness..of those northern twilights. 1877 W. Black Green Pastures (1878) iv. 29 The great acacia spread its feathery branches into a cloudless and lambent sky. 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. v. 159 The Rhone flows like one lambent jewel. d. figurative. Of wit, style, etc.: Playing lightly and brilliantly over its subjects; gracefully sportive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > brilliant gayc1425 luculent1548 Corinthian1860 lambent1871 1871 J. Morley J. de Maistre in Crit. Misc. (1878) i. 112 A humour now and then a little sardonic, but more often genial and lambent. 1878 O. W. Holmes John Lothrop Motley: Mem. viii. 61 Lambent phrases in stately 'Articles'. 1880 B. Disraeli Endymion III. ix. 82 The style so picturesque and lambent! 2. In etymological sense: Licking, that licks. †Also = lambitive adj. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with mouth or tongue > [adjective] > licking lambent1706 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Lambent, licking with the Tongue; as, Lambent Medicines, i.e. such as are taken by licking off from the end of a Stick of Licorish, &c. 1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 782 To dally with the crested worm..or to receive The lambent homage of his arrowy tongue. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1828) IV. 492 The Hymenoptera generally lap their food with their tongue and may be called lambent insects. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1647
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