Lambent Definition
lămbənt
adjective
Playing lightly over a surface; flickering.
Webster's New World
Giving off a soft glow.
A lambent sky.
Webster's New World
Playing lightly and gracefully over a subject.
Webster's New World
Light or brilliant.
Lambent wit.
American Heritage
Exhibiting lightness or brilliance of wit; clever or witty without unkindness.
We appreciated her lambent comments.
Wiktionary
Origin of Lambent
Latin lambēns lambent- present participle of lambere to lick
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin lambens, present participle of lambō (“lick”).
From Wiktionary
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