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lambency

lambency noun: the property of being lambent, brightness.

Noun

lambency (countable and uncountable, plural lambencies)

  1. The property of being lambent, brightness.
    • [B]ecause of the centuries he has spent dormant in the tumulus, there is a foundedness as well as a lambency about him.1999, Seamus Heaney, “Introduction”, in Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page xix
    Synonyms:
    lambience

lambency meaning in Tamil

lambency in Tamil

மெல்லொளிவீச்சு

Synonyms of lambency

Forms of lambency

plurallambencies

Origin of lambency

From lambent + -ency.

Questions about lambency

What does lambency mean?
Lambency means the property of being lambent, brightness.
What is lambency in Tamil?
Lambency in Tamil is மெல்லொளிவீச்சு. See Lambency meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lambency?
Lambency is a noun.
What is the plural of lambency?
The plural of lambency is lambencies.

Words near lambency in the dictionary

  1. Lambeg drum
  2. Lambeg drums
  3. lambel
  4. lambels
  5. lambencies
  6. lambency
  7. lambent
  8. lambently
  9. lambeosaur
  10. lambeosaurid
  11. lambeosaurids

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