luculent
Americanadjective
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easily understood; lucid
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bright or shining; glowing
Other Word Forms
- luculently adverb
Etymology
Origin of luculent
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin lūculentus “bright,” equivalent to lūc- (stem of lux ) “light” + -ulentus, adjective suffix; see origin at light 1, -ulent
Example Sentences
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And the largest and the most luculent of those pearls came forward to make of its own accord my wish content.
From Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Paradise by Norton, Charles Eliot
Most debonair, and luculent lady, I decline me as low as the basis of your altitude.
From Every Man out of His Humour by Jonson, Ben
The other is among the Robinson Papers: doubtless very luculent to Robinson, who is now home in England, but remembers many a thing.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 16 by Carlyle, Thomas
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