Definition of Lambency

1. Noun. An appearance of reflected light.

Exact synonyms: Gleam, Gleaming, Glow
Generic synonyms: Effulgence, Radiance, Radiancy, Refulgence, Refulgency, Shine
Derivative terms: Glow, Lambent

Definition of Lambency

1. Noun. The property of being lambent, brightness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lambency

1. the quality or an instance of being lambent [n -CIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lambency

lambda particle
lambda particles
lambda phage
lambda sign
lambdacism
lambdas
lambdoid
lambdoid border of occipital bone
lambdoid margin of occipital bone
lambdoid suture
lambdoid suture defect
lambdoid sutures
lambdoidal
lambed
lambencies
lambency (current term)
lambent
lambently
lambeosaur
lambeosaurid
lambeosaurids
lambeosaurs
lamber
lambers
lambert
lambert-eaton myasthenic syndrome
lambert pine
lamberts
lambfold
lambfolds

Literary usage of Lambency

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On Contemporary Literature by Stuart Pratt Sherman (1917)
"... lambency and gusto. On his graver side he shows a certain affiliation with George Eliot; but so far as the chronological indications go, he is as likely ..."

2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"... well open, and every now and then with a lambency of smiling fire in them, which I always remember as if with trust and gratitude. ..."

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