candescent
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- candescence noun
- candescently adverb
- noncandescence noun
- noncandescent adjective
- noncandescently adverb
Etymology
Origin of candescent
1815–25; < Latin candēscent- (stem of candescēns, present participle of candēscere to become bright), equivalent to cand- bright ( candid ) + -ēscent- -escent
Example Sentences
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Lava-like liquid oozes from the base of the furnace as soot-coated men in hooded reflective suits, thick gloves and protective visors steer the candescent flow with ladles the length of spears.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023
Originally trained as a mezzo-soprano, she has a full-bodied lower range that is just as thrilling to witness as her candescent high notes, and a commanding softness in more conversational moments.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2022
Writers of elevated and candescent fantasy hold a mirror to the worlds they live in and are master architects of the worlds they create, slanting reflections like a carnival funhouse.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2022
She wore a white shirtwaist and black skirt that accentuated her trim figure, and she was seated beside a window, her hair candescent with sunlight.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Then he saw, pale and candescent in the blackness, three or four great lilies, the authors of that perfume.
From The Island Pharisees by Galsworthy, John
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