Words that rhyme with lucent

  • absent
    adj 1: not being in a specified place [ant: present] 2: nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking" [syn: lacking, absent, missing, wanting] 3: lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" [syn: absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty] v 1: go away or leave; "He absented himself" [syn: absent, remove]
  • accent
    n 1: distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern" [syn: accent, speech pattern] 2: special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents" [syn: emphasis, accent] 3: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" [syn: dialect, idiom, accent] 4: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" [syn: stress, emphasis, accent] 5: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation [syn: accent, accent mark] v 1: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate] 2: put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" [syn: stress, accent, accentuate]
  • ancient
    adj 1: belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece" 2: very old; "an ancient mariner" n 1: a very old person [syn: ancient, antediluvian] 2: a person who lived in ancient times
  • anticonvulsant
    n 1: a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) [syn: anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug]
  • beneficent
    adj 1: doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history" [ant: maleficent] 2: generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" [syn: beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic]
  • coefficient
    n 1: a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
  • complaisant
    adj 1: showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave" [syn: complaisant, obliging]
  • compliment
    n 1: a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration v 1: say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" [syn: compliment, congratulate] 2: express respect or esteem for
  • concupiscent
    adj 1: vigorously passionate [syn: lustful, lusty, concupiscent]
  • consentient
    adj 1: in complete agreement; "a unanimous decision" [syn: consentaneous, consentient, unanimous]
  • conversant
    adj 1: (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads" [syn: conversant(p), familiar(p)]
  • corposant
    n 1: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: corona discharge, corona, corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, electric glow]
  • couchant
    adj 1: lying on the stomach with head raised with legs pointed forward
  • deficient
    adj 1: inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" [syn: deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)] 2: of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds" [syn: insufficient, deficient] [ant: sufficient] 3: falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing" [syn: deficient, inferior, substandard]
  • demulcent
    adj 1: having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin [syn: demulcent, emollient, salving, softening] n 1: a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
  • dissentient
    adj 1: (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England [syn: dissentient, recusant] 2: disagreeing, especially with a majority [syn: dissentient, dissenting(a), dissident]
  • docent
    n 1: a teacher at some universities
  • document
    n 1: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) [syn: document, written document, papers] 2: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks 3: a written account of ownership or obligation 4: (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters [syn: text file, document] v 1: record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" 2: support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"
  • efficient
    adj 1: being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas" [ant: inefficient] 2: able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" [syn: effective, efficient]
  • foment
    v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: agitate, foment, stir up] 2: bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"
  • frequent
    adj 1: coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints" [ant: infrequent] 2: frequently encountered; "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'"; v 1: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor] [ant: boycott] 2: be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet" [syn: frequent, haunt]
  • impatient
    adj 1: restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism" [ant: patient] 2: (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; "impatient to begin"; "raring to go" [syn: impatient(p), raring(p)]
  • indent
    n 1: an order for goods to be exported or imported 2: the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line [syn: indentation, indention, indent, indenture] v 1: set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter" 2: cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents" 3: make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" [syn: indent, dent] 4: notch the edge of or make jagged 5: bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant" [syn: indenture, indent]
  • inefficient
    adj 1: not producing desired results; wasteful; "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods" [ant: efficient] 2: lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers" [syn: ineffective, inefficient]
  • innocent
    adj 1: free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty" [syn: innocent, guiltless, clean-handed] [ant: guilty] 2: lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank" [syn: innocent, innocuous] 3: free from sin [syn: impeccant, innocent, sinless] 4: lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it" [syn: innocent, ingenuous] 5: not knowledgeable about something specified; "American tourists wholly innocent of French"; "a person unacquainted with our customs" [syn: innocent(p), unacquainted(p)] 6: completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" [syn: barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent] 7: (used of things) lacking sense or awareness; "fine innocent weather" n 1: a person who lacks knowledge of evil [syn: innocent, inexperienced person]
  • insufficient
    adj 1: of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds" [syn: insufficient, deficient] [ant: sufficient]
  • intent
    adj 1: giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped] n 1: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: purpose, intent, intention, aim, design] 2: the intended meaning of a communication [syn: intent, purport, spirit]
  • invent
    v 1: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" [syn: invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge] 2: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent]
  • lament
    n 1: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [syn: lament, lamentation, plaint, wail] 2: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [syn: dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody] 3: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead [syn: elegy, lament] v 1: express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" [syn: lament, keen] 2: regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan]
  • lent
    n 1: a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday [syn: Lent, Lententide]
  • magnificent
    adj 1: characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn: brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid]
  • malcontent
    adj 1: discontented as toward authority [syn: disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent, rebellious] n 1: a person who is discontented or disgusted
  • maleficent
    adj 1: harmful or evil in intent or effect [ant: beneficent]
  • malfeasant
    n 1: one guilty of malfeasance
  • misrepresent
    v 1: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" [syn: misrepresent, belie] 2: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent]
  • munificent
    adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting]
  • omnipresent
    adj 1: being present everywhere at once [syn: omnipresent, ubiquitous]
  • orient
    n 1: the countries of Asia [syn: East, Orient] 2: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia [syn: eastern hemisphere, orient] v 1: be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" [syn: orient, point] 2: determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" [syn: orient, orientate] [ant: disorient, disorientate] 3: cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West" 4: familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen" 5: adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings" [syn: tailor, orient]
  • outpatient
    n 1: a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated [ant: inmate, inpatient]
  • patient
    adj 1: enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient" [ant: impatient] n 1: a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly" 2: the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: affected role, patient role, patient]
  • peasant
    n 1: a country person [syn: peasant, provincial, bucolic] 2: one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers 3: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike]
  • pent
    adj 1: closely confined [syn: pent, shut up(p)]
  • percent
    n 1: a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) [syn: percentage, percent, per centum, pct]
  • pheasant
    n 1: large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere 2: flesh of a pheasant; usually braised
  • pleasant
    adj 1: affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations" [ant: unpleasant] 2: (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior; "I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around"
  • present
    adj 1: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations" [ant: future, past] 2: being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation" [ant: absent] n 1: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" [syn: present, nowadays] 2: something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife" 3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking [syn: present, present tense] v 1: give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate] 2: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" [syn: present, represent, lay out] 3: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'" [syn: stage, present, represent] 4: hand over formally [syn: present, submit] 5: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn: present, pose] 6: give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" [syn: award, present] 7: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" [syn: give, gift, present] 8: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" [syn: deliver, present] 9: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" [syn: introduce, present, acquaint] 10: represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" [syn: portray, present] 11: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: confront, face, present] 12: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. 13: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" [syn: salute, present]
  • proficient
    adj 1: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful] 2: of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill; "his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing" [syn: technical, proficient]
  • quotient
    n 1: the ratio of two quantities to be divided 2: the number obtained by division
  • recusant
    adj 1: (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England [syn: dissentient, recusant] 2: refusing to submit to authority; "the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary W.Williams n 1: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct [syn: nonconformist, recusant] [ant: conformist]
  • regiment
    n 1: army unit smaller than a division v 1: subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children" 2: form (military personnel) into a regiment 3: assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"
  • relaxant
    adj 1: tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension; "a relaxant drug" n 1: a drug that relaxes and relieves tension
  • reticent
    adj 1: temperamentally disinclined to talk [syn: reticent, untalkative] 2: cool and formal in manner [syn: restrained, reticent, unemotional] 3: reluctant to draw attention to yourself [syn: reticent, self-effacing, retiring]
  • segment
    n 1: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" [syn: section, segment] 2: one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange" v 1: divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" [syn: segment, section] 2: divide or split up; "The cells segmented"
  • sentient
    adj 1: endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence [syn: sentient, animate] [ant: insensate, insentient] 2: consciously perceiving; "sentient of the intolerable load"; "a boy so sentient of his surroundings"- W.A.White
  • sufficient
    adj 1: of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food" [ant: deficient, insufficient]
  • translucent
    adj 1: allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows" [syn: translucent, semitransparent]
  • unpleasant
    adj 1: disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" [ant: pleasant]
  • versant
    n 1: the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" [syn: mountainside, versant]
  • wisent
    n 1: European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison [syn: wisent, aurochs, Bison bonasus]
  • trent
    n 1: a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber [syn: Trent, River Trent, Trent River] 2: a city in northern Italy (northwest of Venice) on the River Adige; the site of the Council of Trent [syn: Trento, Trent]
  • tashkent
    n 1: the capital of Uzbekistan [syn: Tashkent, Taskent, capital of Uzbek]
  • noctilucent
    adj 1: shining or glowing by night; "the noctilucent eyes of a cat"
  • assentient
    adj 1: expressing agreement or consent; "an assenting nod"
  • bezant
    n 1: a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages [syn: bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus]
  • cognizant
    adj 1: (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit" [syn: aware(p), cognizant, cognisant] [ant: incognizant, unaware]
  • negotiant
    n 1: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) [syn: negotiator, negotiant, treater]
  • stuyvesant
    n 1: the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672) [syn: Stuyvesant, Peter Stuyvesant, Petrus Stuyvesant]
  • incognizant
    adj 1: (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known" [syn: unaware, incognizant] [ant: aware(p), cognisant, cognizant]
  • dispersant
  • doesn't
  • hasn't
  • isn't
  • leant
  • meant
  • outspent
  • overspent
  • wasn't
  • misspent
  • liquefacient
  • tumefacient
  • blent
  • outwent
  • precent
  • thereanent
  • relucent
  • convulsant
  • ushant
  • vincent
  • recognizant

See also lucent definition and lucent synonyms