SCINTILLANT

coruscant, aglitter(p), fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly

(adjective) having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; “bugle beads all aglitter”; “glinting eyes”; “glinting water”; “his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent”; “shop window full of glittering Christmas trees”; “glittery costume jewelry”; “scintillant mica”; “the scintillating stars”; “a dress with sparkly sequins”; “‘glistering’ is an archaic term”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

scintillant (comparative more scintillant, superlative most scintillant)

That scintillates.

Source: Wiktionary


Scin"til*lant, a. Etym: [L. scintillans, p.pr. of scintillare to sparkle. See Scintillate.]

Definition: Emitting sparks, or fine igneous particles; sparkling. M. Green.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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