Associations to the word «Lambent»

Wiktionary

LAMBENT, adjective. Brushing or flickering gently over a surface.
LAMBENT, adjective. Glowing or luminous, but lacking heat.
LAMBENT, adjective. Exhibiting lightness or brilliance of wit; clever or witty without unkindness.

Dictionary definition

LAMBENT, adjective. Softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley