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Luculent

Luculent \Lu"cu*lent\, a. [L. luculentus, from lux, lucis, light.]

  1. Lucid; clear; transparent.
    --Thomson.

  2. Clear; evident; luminous. `` Most luculent testimonies.''
    --Hooker.

  3. Bright; shining in beauty. [Obs.]

    Most debonair and luculent lady.
    --B. Jonson.

Wiktionary
luculent

a. 1 (context now rare English) shining, brilliant. 2 (context obsolete English) Of language, speeches etc: lucid, brilliantly clear.

WordNet
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]

Usage examples of "luculent".

Within two Standard Days, the Effer'wyckean capital of Luculent was bloodlessly occupied by the League with parades and celebrations of great pomp and ceremony.

I've just lost my new timepiece back there, the one I bought in Luculent just before Effer'wyck threw in the towel, Gorksroar!

Buddy says, stepping closer, a compassionate crease between his luculent eyes.