relucent

[ri-loo-suh nt]

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adjective

shining; bright.

Origin of relucent

1500–10; < Latin relūcent- (stem of relūcēns), present participle of relūcere. See re-, lucent

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Related Words for relucent

golden, glistening, vivid, brilliant, shimmering, radiant, sunny, dazzling, blazing, sparkling, luminous, shiny, intense, flashing, silvery, bright, lustrous, scintillating, conspicuous, incandescent

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Historical Examples of relucent

A thousand desires hotter than flame bound my eyes to the relucent eyes which only upon the griffon were standing fixed.
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British Dictionary definitions for relucent

relucent

adjective

archaic bright; shining

Word Origin for relucent

C16: from Latin relūcēre to shine out, from re- + lūcēre to shine, from lūx light

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