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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lam•bent (lam′bənt),USA pronunciation adj. - running or moving lightly over a surface:lambent tongues of flame.
- dealing lightly and gracefully with a subject;
brilliantly playful:lambent wit. - softly bright or radiant:a lambent light.
- Latin lambent- (stem of lambēns) lapping, present participle of lambere to lick wash (said of water or fire); akin to lap3; see -ent
- 1640–50
lam′bent•ly, adv. |