Deluce

/dɪˈluːs/ verb

Definition

An archaic or rare term meaning to illuminate or brighten; to shed light on or clarify something.

Etymology

From Latin 'delucere' (to shine forth), composed of 'de-' (forth) + 'lucere' (to shine, from 'lux' meaning light). Related to modern words like 'lucid' and 'elucidate.'

Kelly Says

Deluce shares a root with 'lucid,' 'illuminate,' and 'translucent'—all celebrating light in language. It's a lovely old word that combines the prefix 'de-' (thoroughly) with 'luce' (light) to mean 'brighten completely.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
ARالعربية
deluce
deh-LOO-seh
BNবাংলা
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
CACatalà
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
CSČeština
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
DADansk
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
DEDeutsch
deluce
deh-LOO-seh
ELΕλληνικά
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
ESEspañol
deluce
deh-LOO-seh
FAفارسی
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
FISuomi
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
FRFrançais
deluce
deh-LOOS
GUGU
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
HAHA
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
HEעברית
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
HIहिन्दी
deluce
deh-LOO-seh
HUMagyar
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
IDBahasa Indonesia
deluce
deh-LOO-seh
IGIG
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
ITItaliano
deluce
deh-LOO-seh
JA日本語
deluce
deh-roo-su
KKKK
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
KMKM
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
KO한국어
deluce
deh-loo-seh
MRMR
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
MSBahasa Melayu
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
MYမြန်မာ
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
NLNederlands
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
NONorsk
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
PAPA
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
PLPolski
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
PTPortuguês
deluce
deh-LOO-seh
RORomână
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
RUРусский
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
SVSvenska
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
SWKiswahili
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
TAதமிழ்
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
TEతెలుగు
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
THไทย
deluce
deh-LOO-seh
TLTL
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
TRTürkçe
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
UKУкраїнська
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
URاردو
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
VITiếng Việt
deluce
deh-LOO-seh
YOYO
deluce
deh-LOO-suh
ZH中文
deluce
deh-loo-su
ZUZU
deluce
deh-LOO-suh

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