lambency

lam·ben·cy

noun \ˈlam-bən(t)-sē\

plural lam·ben·cies

Definition of LAMBENCY

: the quality, state, or an instance of being lambent

Examples of LAMBENCY

1. <the lambency of the sunlit stained-glass window was breathtaking>

First Known Use of LAMBENCY

1817

Related to LAMBENCY

Synonyms: brightness, brilliancy, candor, dazzle, effulgence, illumination, brilliance, lightness, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, luster (or lustre), lustrousness, radiance, refulgence, splendor

Antonyms: blackness, dark, darkness, dullness (also dulness), duskiness

Related Words: blaze, flare, flash, flicker, light; fluorescence, incandescence, luminescence; burnish, gloss, polish, sheen, shine, shininess; fire, flame, glare, glow; flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle

Near Antonyms: dimness, gloominess, somberness; cloudiness, haziness, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity; colorlessness, grayness, lackluster, paleness, shadiness, shadowiness

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