relucent

adjective

Definition of relucentnext
as in shining

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relucent
  1. shining
  2. incandescent
  3. sparkling
  4. resplendent
  5. radiant
  6. lambent
  7. lucent
  8. glaring
Adjective
  • At a time of so much partisanship in Congress, especially related to health care, breakthrough legislation is a shining example of how commonsense policies that support patient care and innovation can achieve broad support.
    — Josh Makower, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Those memories will remain some of the most shining and unforgettable moments of my life.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of shining
Adjective
  • Both actors are incandescent and the chemistry between them is off the charts, and Calvani is even more adorable this season as the demonstrative and frank Italian who longs for his homeland.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • Each meteoroid collides with Earth's upper atmosphere at 41 miles (66 km) per second, creating an incandescent trail of shocked, ionized air.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 May 2026
Definition of incandescent
Adjective
  • Secret Bay, Dominica Sustainability meets luxury in Dominica, where this retreat offers 27 chic villas, either secreted within the rainforest or overlooking the sparkling Caribbean.
    — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Watering Plants Club soda, unlike seltzer or sparkling water, contains minerals to give it more flavor and more fizz.
    — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
Definition of sparkling
Adjective
  • The pinnacle of Napoleon III architecture, the resplendent Palais Garnier opera house is opulent from every angle.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
  • Hockney’s own work may have had its touches of anxiety and tension, but humor, wit, resplendent color, a touch of unapologetic sentimentality, even beauty—these facets took precedence.
    — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Definition of resplendent
Adjective
  • As the radiant Sun spotlights your 2nd House of Resources, authoritative Saturn in your 11th House of Friends squares it, pressing you to define fair participation.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
  • Night Light® is a handsome, compact variety, producing radiant golden foliage that takes on bronze and chartreuse hues in winter.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Definition of radiant
Adjective
  • Carley young and bold, her large, lambent eyes lined with black, her dark hair still lush and animal-thick, her full lips set in an expression of stubborn will.
    — Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
  • One night, the living room will be suffused with a soft lavender glow; the next a bold yolk-yellow or a lambent hot pink.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of lambent
Adjective
  • The meat braises for six hours and the lucent broth is simmered separately; this sandwich takes no shortcuts.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 18 June 2024
  • His attention is a lucent destination for our words and antics.
    — David Velasco, Harpers Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
Definition of lucent
Adjective
  • That comparison may be a bit dramatic, but the cellar-dwelling Red Sox’s four-game sweep over the weekend exposed some of the Aaron Judge-less Yankees’ most glaring issues.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
  • The glaring difference was the distinct lack of the marijuana scent throughout the building, and the need to use the restroom from most of the patrons during the three-hour long concert.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
Definition of glaring
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“Relucent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relucent. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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