Lambent definition
Playing lightly over a surface; flickering.
adjective
Giving off a soft glow.
A lambent sky.
adjective
Playing lightly and gracefully over a subject.
adjective
Light or brilliant.
Lambent wit.
adjective
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Flickering lightly.
Lambent firelight.
adjective
Having a gentle glow; luminous.
adjective
We appreciated her lambent comments.
adjective
Origin of lambent
- Latin lambēns lambent- present participle of lambere to lick
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin lambens, present participle of lambō (“lick”).
From Wiktionary