REFULGENT

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

refulgent (comparative more refulgent, superlative most refulgent)

Resplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly.

(figuratively) As if giving off light or warmth.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*ful"gent (r*fl"jent), a. Etym: [L. refulgens, p. pr. of refulgere to flash back, to shine bright; pref. re- re- + fulgere to shine. See Fulgent.]

Definition: Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams.

– Re*ful"gent*ly, adv. So conspicuous and refulgent a truth. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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