The root luc
luc means light, clear. It comes from Latin lux.
It also appears as lum lus — the same root wearing a different vowel, which is why the words below do not all look alike.
7 words built on luc
- Elucidateverb
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- Illuminateverb
add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
- Lacklusteradjective
lacking brilliance or vitality
- Lucidadjective
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; ; ; - Robert Burton
- Luminousadjective
softly bright or radiant
- Pellucidadjective
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; ; ; - Robert Burton
- Translucentadjective
allowing light to pass through diffusely