Lam"bent (?), a. [L. lambens, -enlis, p. pr. of lambere to lick; akin to lap. See Lap to drink by licking.]
1.
Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over.
"A
lambent flame."
Dryden. "A
lambent style."
Beaconsfield.
2.
Twinkling or gleaming; fickering.
"The
lambent purity of the stars."
W. Irving.
© Webster 1913.