effulgence
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of effulgence
Explanation
Your future's so bright, you've got to wear shades. Really, it's giving off blinding, radiant rays of light — what some people would call effulgence. Effulgence is brightness taken to the extreme. You may be dazzled by it, stunned by it, or even overcome by it. Usually used to refer to the sun or some other mega-star, effulgence can also be used more figuratively. If you're met with the mega-watt effulgence of the most beautiful movie star, take a moment to marvel at the rays of light shooting from her perfect smile. Then snap out of it and ask for an autograph.
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Example Sentences
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Next came Effulgence of the North, also painted by Velas; it took visitors to the icy, windswept North Pole, where the ethereal aurora borealis lighted up the night sky.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2021
"Ggaran, you explain it to the Earthling," said His Effulgence.
From Upstarts by Dillon, Leo
Refreshments were served to His Effulgence and to Crownwall during the trip, without interrupting the smooth progress of the sedan.
From Upstarts by Dillon, Leo
His Effulgence himself was dressed in a scarlet robe and a scarlet, turbanlike head covering with scarlet fringes all around it.
From Despoilers of the Golden Empire by Freas, Kelly
"The gentlemen have just gone over to the Pavilion of Plenteous Effulgence," replied a matron, who stood by; "they have taken along with them ten musicians and gone in there to drink their wine."
From Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
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