Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lucent

/ˈlus(ə)nt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: lu-cent
IPA: /ˈlus(ə)nt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Emitting light; shining, luminous.

adj

Translucent; clear, lucid.

Example Sentences

"Sherif Nasir led us: his lucent goodness, which provoked answering devotion even from the depraved, made him the only leader (and a benediction) for forlorn hopes."
"[…] her dilated eyes fixed with a horror-stricken fascination upon the pygmy burial-ground, in that broad, lucent expanse of the yellow moonlight which was still streaming through the illuminated gorge of the mountains into an otherwise dusky world."

Etymology

From Latin lūcentem, the present participle of lūcēre (“to shine”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *lewk-, lūcēns

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlus(ə)nt/
British English: /ˈl(j)uːsnt/

Inflected Forms

more lucent (comparative) most lucent (superlative)

Derived Forms

electrolucent hyperlucent lucence lucency lucently noctilucent omnilucent radiolucent semilucent sonolucent unlucent

Synonyms

aglow lambent luminous

Questions

How do you pronounce lucent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlus(ə)nt/.
What does lucent mean?: Emitting light; shining, luminous.
Where does lucent come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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