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 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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