DictionarylucentGiving off light
adjective

lucent

LOO-sunt/lˈusɪnt/

Shining or giving off light.

Lucent fireflies drift above the grass on warm summer evenings.

Firefly emits a clearly glowing light at dusk beside leaves.
Etymology

The Latin pieces describe something in the act of shining. Lucent keeps that literal image, describing something that glows or gives off light.

In context

Cristina Querrer31:49
everything in me is a Lucent moon glowing growing giving off light
Episode 18: Kai Coggin

More examples

  • The jellyfish's lucent body glows in the dark water.
  • A lucent moon hangs over the quiet lake.
  • The lamp's lucent globe casts soft light across the room.

Forms

lucent

Similar words

luminous
More common for objects that emit or reflect light.
glowing
Suggests a warm or soft light, often without flames.
radiant
Suggests bright light spreading outward from a source.