First Known Use: circa 1548
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luculent
adjective lu·cu·lent \ˈlü-kyə-lənt\
Definition of LUCULENT
: clear in thought or expression : lucid <the interviewee was luculent and personable>
— lu·cu·lent·ly adverb
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Origin of LUCULENT
Latin luculentus, from luc-, lux light
Related to LUCULENT
- Synonyms
- apparent, bald, bald-faced, barefaced, bright-line, broad, clear-cut, crystal clear, decided, distinct, evident, lucid, clear, luminous, manifest, nonambiguous, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, ringing, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unambivalent, unequivocal, unmistakable
- Antonyms
- ambiguous, clouded, cryptic, dark, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, indistinct, mysterious, nonobvious, obfuscated, obscure, unapparent, unclarified, unclear, unclouded
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