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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
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
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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