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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1215/
- Published: 2023-05-28T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-02T21:08:38.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:22

The word for today is…

lambent (adjective)):

1: playing lightly on or over a surface : flickering  
2: softly bright or radiant  
3: marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lambent?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Fire is frequently associated with lapping or licking imagery: flames are often described as “tongues” that “lick.” Lambent, which first appeared in English in the 17th century, is a part of this tradition, coming from lambens, the present participle of the Latin verb lambere, meaning “to lick.” In its earliest uses, lambent meant “playing lightly over a surface,” “gliding over,” or “flickering.” These uses were usually applied to flames or light, and by way of that association, the term eventually came to describe things with a radiant or brilliant glow, as Alexander Pope used it in his 1717 poem “Eloisa to Abelard”: “Those smiling eyes, attemp’ring ev’ry ray, Shone sweetly lambent with celestial day.”

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