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fulgent

[fuhl-juh nt]
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adjective
  1. shining brightly; dazzling; resplendent: fulgent patterns of sunlight.
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Origin of fulgent

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin fulgent- (stem of fulgēns, present participle of fulgēre), equivalent to fulg- flash + -ent- -ent
Related formsful·gent·ly, adverbful·gent·ness, nounin·ter·ful·gent, adjectivesub·ful·gent, adjectivesub·ful·gent·ly, adverbun·ful·gent, adjectiveun·ful·gent·ly, adverb
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Historical Examples

  • And they reared her into fulgent maidenhood, as a white lily is reared on a fragile stem.

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    Annie Vivanti Chartres

British Dictionary definitions for fulgent

fulgent

fulgid (ˈfʌldʒɪd)

adjective
  1. poetic shining brilliantly; resplendent; gleaming
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Derived Formsfulgently, adverb

Word Origin

C15: from Latin fulgēre to shine, flash
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Word Origin and History for fulgent

adj.

early 15c., from Latin fulgentem (nominative fulgens) "shining, bright," present participle of fulgere "to shine" (see fulminate).

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