Thursday, March 26, 2009

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laconic
Latin Lacnicus, Spartan, from Greek Laknikos, from Lakn, a Spartan (from the reputation of the Spartans for brevity of speech).]
Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise. See Synonyms at silent.

laud
1300–50; (v.) ME lauden
n.
1. Praise; glorification.
2. A hymn or song of praise.
3. lauds also Lauds (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
a. Ecclesiastical The service of prayers following the matins and constituting with them the first of the seven canonical hours.
b. The time appointed for this service

loquacious
[From Latin loqux, loquc-, from loqu, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]
–adjective
1. talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
2. characterized by excessive talk; wordy: easily the most loquacious play of the season.

lucid
[Latin lcidus, from lcre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
–adjective
1. easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.
2. characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness.
3. shining or bright.
4. clear; pellucid; transparent.
Lucid dreaming


transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal"



luminous
[Middle English, from Old French lumineux, from Latin lminsus, from lmen, lmin-, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
1. Emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light.
2. Full of light; illuminated. See Synonyms at bright.
3.
a. Easily comprehended; clear: luminous prose.
b. Enlightened and intelligent; inspiring: luminous ideas.
softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"

giving out light; faintly shining so as to be visible in the dark a luminous clock-face. liggewend
प्रकाशमान, चमकीला
n lumiˈnosity [-ˈno-]
ज्योति, दीप्ति, जगमगाहट

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