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candescent

[ kan-des-uh nt ]
/ kænˈdɛs ənt /
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adjective

glowing; incandescent.

RELATED WORDS

dazzling, glowing, hot, lit, luminescent, white

Nearby words

  1. candela,
  2. candelabra,
  3. candelabrum,
  4. candelilla,
  5. candent,
  6. candescently,
  7. candia,
  8. candice,
  9. candicidin,
  10. candid

Origin of candescent

1815–25; < Latin candēscent- (stem of candescēns, present participle of candēscere to become bright), equivalent to cand- bright (see candid) + -ēscent- -escent
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Examples from the Web for candescent

  • Then he saw, pale and candescent in the blackness, three or four great lilies, the authors of that perfume.

    The Island Pharisees|John Galsworthy
British Dictionary definitions for candescent

candescent

/ (kænˈdɛsənt) /

adjective

rare glowing or starting to glow with heat
Derived Formscandescence, nouncandescently, adverb

Word Origin for candescent

C19: from Latin candescere, from candēre to be white, shine
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Word Origin and History for candescent

candescent

adj.

1824, from Latin candescentem (nominative candescens), present participle of candescere "to become white, begin to gleam," inchoative of candere "to shine, to glow" (see candle).

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