Definitions

lucent

[loo-suhnt] / ˈlu sənt /

ADJECTIVE

bright

Synonyms

WEAK

ablaze aglow alight argent auroral beaming beamy blazing brilliant burning burnished coruscating dazzling effulgent flashing fulgent fulgid glaring gleaming glistening glittering glossy golden illuminated illumined incandescent intense irradiant irradiated lambent light lighted limpid luminous lustrous mirrorlike moonlit phosphorescent polished radiant refulgent relucent resplendent scintillating shimmering shiny silvery sparkling sunlit sunny twinkling vivid

Example Sentences

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This is what Lucent Technologies and Nortel Networks did in 1999.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Lucent extended $7 billion to $8 billion in financing, while Nortel contributed more than $3 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The Do LaB first debuted under the name Lucent Misting Oasis at Coachella in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

For example, telecom company Lucent collapsed when demand for its products evaporated.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025

Henry Schacht, a veteran industrialist now with Warburg Pincus, was brought in by Lucent, the successor of Western Electric, to help manage it through this crazy period.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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