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lambency

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Synonyms & Antonyms of lambency

the quality or state of having or giving off light

the lambency of the sunlit stained-glass window was breathtaking

Synonyms for lambency

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

Words Related to lambency

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 for lambency

dimness,
gloominess,
somberness

cloudiness,
haziness,
murkiness,
obscureness,
obscurity

colorlessness,
grayness,
lackluster,
paleness,
shadiness,
shadowiness

Antonyms for lambency

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

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“Lambency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambency. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.

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The first known use of lambency was in 1817

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