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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

candela, candelabra, candelabrum, candelilla, candent, candescent, candia, candice, candicidin, candid, candid camera

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

Related forms

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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 Forms

candescence, nouncandescently, adverb

Word Origin for candescent

C19: from Latin candescere, from candēre to be white, shine
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