Associations to the word «Noctilucent»

Wiktionary

NOCTILUCENT, adjective. (meteorology) Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.

Dictionary definition

NOCTILUCENT, adjective. Shining or glowing by night; "the noctilucent eyes of a cat".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats