lambent

lam·bent

L0026900 (lăm′bənt)adj.1. a. Flickering lightly: lambent firelight.b. Having a gentle glow; luminous: "A lambent moon cast shadows on crumbling walls" (Stephen Benz). See Synonyms at bright.2. Light or brilliant: lambent wit.

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[Latin lambēns, lambent-, present participle of lambere, to lick.]

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lam′ben·cy n.lam′bent·ly adv.

lambent

(ˈlæmbənt) adj1. (esp of a flame) flickering softly over a surface2. glowing with soft radiance3. (of wit or humour) light or brilliant[C17: from the present participle of Latin lambere to lick] ˈlambency n ˈlambently adv

lam•bent

(ˈlæm bənt)

adj. 1. running or moving lightly over a surface: lambent tongues of flame. 2. dealing lightly and gracefully with a subject: lambent wit. 3. softly bright or radiant: a lambent light. [1640–50; < Latin lambent-, s. of lambēns, present participle of lambere to lick, (of water or fire) wash, play upon; akin to lap³] lam`bent•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

lambent - softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"aglow, lucent, luminousbright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

lambent

adjectiveGiving off or reflecting light readily or in large amounts:beamy, bright, brilliant, effulgent, incandescent, irradiant, lucent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny.