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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LU'CULENT, a. [L. luculentus, from luceo, to shine.]
1. Lucid; clear; transparent; as luculent rivers.
2. Clear; evident; luminous.
The most luculent testimonies that the christian religion hath.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" [syn: limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin luculentus, from luc-, lux light Date: circa 1548 clear in thought or expression ; lucid <the interviewee was luculent and personable> • luculently adverb

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Luculent Lu"cu*lent, a. [L. luculentus, from lux, lucis, light.] 1. Lucid; clear; transparent. --Thomson. 2. Clear; evident; luminous. `` Most luculent testimonies.'' --Hooker. 3. Bright; shining in beauty. [Obs.] Most debonair and luculent lady. --B. Jonson.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Lucid, clear, transparent, bright, luminous, pellucid. 2. Clear, evident, unmistakable, luminous, lucid, perspicuous, plain.