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lucent

/ˈl(j)uːsnt/ UK
/ˈlus(ə)nt/ US

Where it comes from

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

adjective more lucent · most lucent

Emitting light; shining, luminous. 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.
Translucent; clear, lucid. […] 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.

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adj Emitting light; shining, luminous

Français	luisant, lumineux, lucide

adj Translucent; clear

Français	translucide, lucide, clair

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@misc{lucent_2026,
  title = {lucent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lucent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}