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candent

[ kan-duhnt ]
/ ˈkæn dənt /

adjective

glowing with heat; being at a white heat.

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Origin of candent

1570–80; <Latin candent- (stem of candēns, present participle of candēre to be shining white), equivalent to cand- bright (see candid) + -ent--ent

Words nearby candent

c & b, candela, candelabra, candelabrum, candelilla, candent, candesartan cilexetil, candescent, C. & F., C & G, C&I
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Example sentences from the Web for candent

  • The low ceiling was fused where the day poured through, became a candent vapour, volatilised.

    The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson

  • The canoe going downstream appeared to dissolve in candent vapour.

    The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson

British Dictionary definitions for candent

candent
/ (ˈkændənt) /

adjective

an archaic word for incandescent

Word Origin for candent

C16: from Latin candēre to shine
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