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lūculentus

lūculentus (feminine lūculenta, neuter lūculentum, superlative lūculentissimus, adverb lūculenter)
Classical[ɫuː.kʊˈɫɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[lu.kuˈlɛn.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefull of light, brilliant, bright, splendid
  2. adjectivedistinguished, excellent

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Luculentus · Illustris

Luculentus means, what may be seen, and need not shun the light, synonymously with probabilis; whereas illustris (from λεύσσω) what makes itself seen, attracts the eye, and spreads its rays, synonymously with excellens. Hence luculentus never implies emphatic praise. Cic. Off. iii. 14, 60. Hoc quidem satis luculente, that is, it is probable enough. And Fin. ii. 5, 15. Cum Græce ut videor luculenter sciam, without presumption; just like, sic satis. (ii. 84.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelūculentuslūculentalūculentum
genitivelūculentīlūculentaelūculentī
dativelūculentōlūculentaelūculentō
accusativelūculentumlūculentamlūculentum
ablativelūculentōlūculentālūculentō
vocativelūculentelūculentalūculentum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelūculentīlūculentaelūculenta
genitivelūculentōrumlūculentārumlūculentōrum
dativelūculentīslūculentīslūculentīs
accusativelūculentōslūculentāslūculenta
ablativelūculentīslūculentīslūculentīs
vocativelūculentīlūculentaelūculenta

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

exemplum luculentum
a good, brilliant example; a striking example.

lūcŭlentus, a, um, adj. lux,
I. full of light, bright, splendid.
I. Lit.: vestibulum et ambulacrum, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 132: camino luculento uti, i. e. brightly burning, having a good fire in it, Cic. Fam. 7, 10, 2.—
II. Trop.
A. Distinguished, excellent of its kind: luculenta et festiva femina, Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 2: facinus, id. Men. 1, 2, 32: forma, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 12: legio luculentissima, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 3: verba luculentiora, Cic. Att. 12, 21, 1: scriptor, id. ib. 7, 17, 2: oratio, perspicuous, fine, Sall. C. 31: plaga, great, serious, Cic. Phil. 7, 6, 17: navigia, id. Att. 16, 4, 4.—
B. Respectable, considerable, rich: divitiae, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 33: familia, id. Cist. 2, 3, 17: magna et luculenta hereditas, id. Truc. 2, 3, 24: condicio, id. Mil. 4, 1, 6: lucrum homines luculentos reddidit, id. Capt. 2, 7, 76: patrimonium, Cic. Phil. 12, 8, 19.—
C. Clear, satisfactorily proved: est luculenta res Aureliani indiciis, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 4.—
D. Lucky, fortunate: dies, Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 5.—
E. Trustworthy: auctores, Cic. Att. 10, 14, 2: homo, id. ib. 2, 12, 4: scriptor, id. Brut. 26, 102: constantia, Just. Inst. prooem. 2.—Hence, adv., in two forms: lūcŭlentē and lūcŭlenter, splendidly, excellently, well.
1. Form lūcŭlentē: eamus intro huc ad te, et hunc hodie diem luculente habeamus, in jollity, merrily, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 55: vendere, to advantage, id. Merc. 2, 3, 88: luculente scripserunt, Cic. Brut. 19, 76; so id. Off. 3, 28, 102; id. Att. 14, 21, 1: calefacere aliquem, to give one a thorough warming, i. e. beating, id. Q. Fr. 3, 2, 1.—
2. Form lūcŭ-lenter: hoc quidem sane luculenter, very well said, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 60 (al. luculente): Graece luculenter scire, id. Fin. 2, 5, 15: opus texere, id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 1.

Origins

From the oblique stem luc- of lūx (“light”) + -ulentus (“full of, abounding in”).

Descendants
  • Italianluculento

In English words that came into English from lūculentus

  • luculentlūculentus

Quick answers

What does lūculentus mean in Latin?
lūculentus, a adjective, means “full of light, brilliant, bright, splendid; distinguished, excellent”.
How do you pronounce lūculentus?
In classical Latin, [ɫuː.kʊˈɫɛn.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lu.kuˈlɛn.tus].