lucentshining; luminous; translucent: softly lucent as a rounded moonNot to be confused with:lucid ? easily understood; comprehensible; rational or sane: He?s a muddled fool, full of lucid intervals.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreelu·cent (lo?o?s?nt)adj.1. Giving off light; luminous.2. Translucent; clear.[Latin l?c?ns, l?cent-, present participle of l?c?re, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]lu?cen·cy n.lu?cent·ly adv.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.lucent (?lu?s?nt) adjbrilliant, shining, or translucent[C16: from Latin l?c?ns, present participle of l?c?re to shine] ?lucently advCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014lu?cent (?lu s?nt) adj. 1. shining with light. 2. translucent; clear. [1490?1500;