Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lambency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lam-ben-cy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being lambent, brightness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[B]ecause of the centuries he has spent dormant in the tumulus, there is a foundedness as well as a lambency about him."

Etymology

From lambent + -ency.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lambencies (plural)

Synonyms

lambience gleam gleaming glow

Questions

What does lambency mean?: The property of being lambent, brightness.
Where does lambency come from?: From lambent + -ency.

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