Word of the Day (January 11, 2015)
Lucent – (adj.) glowing with light (also: luminous)
Example: “The
moon is lucent in the dark sky.”
Origin: Middle
English, from Latin “lucent-,” “lucens,” present participle of “lucēre” to
shine.
First use: 15th
century
(Reference:
Merriam Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Application.
Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2015.)
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