'Lambent' definitions:

Definition of 'lambent'

From: WordNet
adjective
Softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars" [syn: aglow(p), lambent, lucent, luminous]

Definition of 'Lambent'

From: GCIDE
  • Lambent \Lam"bent\, a. [L. lambens, -enlis, p. pr. of lambere to lick; akin to lap. See Lap to drink by licking.]
  • 1. Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over. "A lambent flame." --Dryden. "A lambent style." --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Twinkling or gleaming; fickering. "The lambent purity of the stars." --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'lambent'

From: Moby Thesaurus