candent

[ kan-duhnt ]

/ ˈkæn dənt /

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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, candescent, C. & F., C & G, C&I, Candia

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How to use candent in a sentence

It flameth white and candent like Camphire, but dissolveth not in aqua fortis, like it.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3)|Thomas Browne
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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