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“lambent”
lambent (adjective), more lambent, most lambent
1. Softly gleaming, shining, or glowing faintly, but without heat: Jan and Sam could see lambent sunlight glinting off the waves as they walked along the beach.
2. Flickering; such as, a flame over a surface without burning it: The lambent light of the aurora borealis flickered across the horizon.
3. Having a light but brilliant touch; exhibiting lightness or brilliance of wit; clever or witty without being unkind: Denis was a writer known for his lambent wit.
4. Brushing or flickering gently over a surface with low intensity: The lambent light of the stars twinkled on the surface of the lake waters.
5. Etymology: moving lightly over a surface, flickering, shimmering from 1647, borrowed from Latin lambentem, lambens, present participle of lambere, "to lick".
2. Flickering; such as, a flame over a surface without burning it: The lambent light of the aurora borealis flickered across the horizon.
3. Having a light but brilliant touch; exhibiting lightness or brilliance of wit; clever or witty without being unkind: Denis was a writer known for his lambent wit.
4. Brushing or flickering gently over a surface with low intensity: The lambent light of the stars twinkled on the surface of the lake waters.
5. Etymology: moving lightly over a surface, flickering, shimmering from 1647, borrowed from Latin lambentem, lambens, present participle of lambere, "to lick".