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relucent

relucent adjective: shining with reflected light.

Adjective

relucent (comparative more relucent, superlative most relucent)

  1. (poetic) shining with reflected light.
    • The relucent lake glittered, sparkling playfully, with the hues of dusk.

Forms of relucent

comparativemore relucent
superlativemost relucent

Origin of relucent

From Latin relūcent-, relūcēns, present participle of relucēre.

Questions about relucent

What does relucent mean?
Relucent means shining with reflected light.
What part of speech is relucent?
Relucent is an adjective.

Words near relucent in the dictionary

  1. relubricating
  2. relubrication
  3. relubrications
  4. relucencies
  5. relucency
  6. relucent
  7. reluct
  8. reluctance
  9. reluctance motor
  10. reluctance motors
  11. reluctances

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