lucent

/'lu:snt/

Thân thiện

The lucent moon hangs in the clear night sky.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Giving off light; shining; luminous: Describes something that emits a soft, clear, or radiant light.
   • Clear; translucent: Describes something that allows light to pass through, making it bright or clear.

Usage

The word "lucent" is a formal and literary adjective used to describe the quality of light. It often implies a gentle, pure, or internal radiance rather than a harsh brightness. It can describe physical light sources, reflective surfaces, or even metaphorical brightness.

Examples

• Describing a soft light source:
  • The moon was a lucent orb in the night sky.
  • Her skin had a lucent, almost pearl-like quality in the candlelight.
• Describing clarity or translucence:
  • The lucent water of the tropical bay revealed colorful fish below.
  • The artist used a lucent glaze over the painting to give it depth.

Advanced Usage

• Literary/Figurative Use: "Lucent" is often used in poetry and descriptive prose to evoke beauty, purity, or ethereal quality.
  • He was captivated by her lucent smile, which seemed to light up the room.
  • The memory of that day remained lucent in his mind, undimmed by time.

Variants and Related Words

• Lucency (noun): The quality or state of being lucent; translucence or luminosity.
  • The lucency of the alabaster statue was remarkable.
• Translucent (adj): Allowing light to pass through diffusely; semi-transparent. (This is a more common synonym for the "clear" sense of "lucent").
• Luminous (adj): Emitting or reflecting light, especially in the dark; shining. (A close synonym, but can imply a brighter or more active light than "lucent").

Synonyms

• Radiant: Sending out light; shining brightly.
• Glowing: Emitting a steady, warm light.
• Lambent: (Literary) softly glowing or flickering.
• Ag low: Glowing with light or color.
• Bright: Giving out or reflecting much light.

Antonyms

• Dark: With little or no light.
• Dull: Lacking brightness or shine.
• Opaque: Not able to be seen through; not transparent or translucent.

Notes

"Lucent" is not commonly used in everyday conversation. It is primarily found in literary, poetic, or descriptive contexts. It shares a Latin root (lucēre, meaning "to shine") with words like "lucid" (clear) and "elucidate" (to make clear).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. softly bright or radiant
   • a house aglow with lights
   • glowing embers
   • lambent tongues of flame
   • the lucent moon
   • a sky luminous with stars

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aglow
• lambent
• luminous