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3. Lambent
What is the meaning of the adjective lambent?
A) Beautifully warm
B) Radiantly beautiful
C) Softly radiant ü
D) Warmly soft
The classic sources of a lambent glow are of course candles and the moon. The glow of brass by firelight is lambent, and lambency is also found in such things as lanterns, lakes and lovers’ eyes. It comes from the Latin word lambere, meaning “to lick”.
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