Luculent

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Luculent \Lu"cu*lent\, a. [L. luculentus, from lux, lucis,
     light.]
     1. Lucid; clear; transparent. --Thomson.
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     2. Clear; evident; luminous. " Most luculent testimonies."


        --Hooker.
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     3. Bright; shining in beauty. [Obs.]
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              Most debonair and luculent lady.      --B. Jonson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  luculent
       adj : (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable;
             "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a
             luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a
             crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"
             [syn: {limpid}, {lucid}, {pellucid}, {crystal clear}, {perspicuous}]