refulgent

refulgent
adj
shining, glistening, aglisten, sparkling, glittering, aglitter; bright, sunny, sunshiny, illuminated, alight, lit, lighted, illuminated; irradiant, irradiated, lambent, resplendent, brilliant, beaming, beamy; dazzling, intense, ablaze, aflame, afire, blazing; fulgent, effulgent, splendid, splendrous, gorgeous; radiant, radiative; lustrous, lucid, lucent, Rare. relucent; glowing, aglow, luminous, luminescent, lu-miniferous, incandescent, phosphorescent, nitid, orient; shiny, glossy, gleaming, agleam, glaring; polished, burnished, argent.

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  • Refulgent — Re*ful gent (r?*f?l jent), a. [L. refulgens, p. pr. of refulgere to flash back, to shine bright; pref. re re + fulgere to shine. See {Fulgent}.] Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • refulgent — index lucid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • réfulgent — réfulgent, ente [ʀefylʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adj. ÉTYM. Fin XVe; lat. refulgens, entis, de refulgere « resplendir », de re , et fulgere « faire des éclairs; luire, briller », qui a donné fulgur (→ Foudre; fulgurer). ❖ ♦ Littér., rare …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • refulgent — c.1500, from L. refulgentem (nom. refulgens), prp. of refulgere flash back, shine brilliantly, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + fulgere to shine (see BLEACH (Cf. bleach)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • refulgent — effulgent, luminous, radiant, lustrous, *bright, brilliant, beaming, lambent, lucent, incandescent …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • refulgent — ► ADJECTIVE literary ▪ shining very brightly. DERIVATIVES refulgence noun refulgently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin refulgere shine out …   English terms dictionary

  • refulgent — [ri ful′jənt] adj. [L refulgens, prp. of refulgere, to reflect light: see RE & FULGENT] shining; radiant; glowing; resplendent refulgence n. refulgency …   English World dictionary

  • refulgent — refulgence, refulgency, refulgentness, n. refulgently, adv. /ri ful jeuhnt/, adj. shining brightly; radiant; gleaming: Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball. [1500 10; < L refulgent (s. of… …   Universalium

  • refulgent — adjective /rəˈfʌldʒənt/ a) Resplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly. She had a refulgent smile. b) As if giving off light or warmth. See Also: refulgence …   Wiktionary

  • refulgent — [rɪ fʌldʒ(ə)nt] adjective literary shining very brightly. Derivatives refulgence noun refulgently adverb Origin C15: from L. refulgent , refulgere shine out …   English new terms dictionary

  • refulgent — re•ful•gent [[t]rɪˈfʌl dʒənt[/t]] adj. cvb shining brightly; radiant; gleaming • Etymology: 1500–10; < L refulgent , s. of refulgēns, prp. of refulgēre to radiate light. See re , fulgent re•ful′gence, n. re•ful′gent•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

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