Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   2. Twinkling or gleaming; fickering. ``The lambent purity of
      the stars.'' --W. Irving.

Source : WordNet®

lambent
     adj : 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)},
            {glowing}, {lucent}, {luminous}]