EFFULGENT

beaming, beamy, effulgent, radiant, refulgent

(adjective) radiating or as if radiating light; “the beaming sun”; “the effulgent daffodils”; “a radiant sunrise”; “a refulgent sunset”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

effulgent (comparative more effulgent, superlative most effulgent)

(literary, also, figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining.

Synonyms: profulgent (obsolete), Thesaurus:shining

Source: Wiktionary


Ef*ful"gent, a. Etym: [L. effulgens, -entis, p. pr. of effulgere.]

Definition: Diffusing a flood of light; shining; luminous; beaming; bright; splendid. "Effulgent rays of light." Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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