RELUCENT

PRONUNCIATION: (ri-LOO-suhnt)

MEANING: adjective
1. Shining or reflecting light.
2. Radiant; luminous.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin re- (back) + lucere (to shine). Earliest documented use: 1487.
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RELUCTENT - an unnwilling outdoor shelter

ELUCENT - clarifying, figuratively or literally

RELUENT - having a relapse of syphilis