Lucent \Lu"cent\, a. [L. lucens, p. pr. of lucere to shine, fr. lux, lucis, light.] Shining; bright; resplendent. `` The sun's lucent orb.'' --Milton.
lucent 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}, {lambent}, {luminous}]