ignescent

[ig-nes-uhnt]

adjective

1. emitting sparks of fire, as certain stones when struck with steel.

2. bursting into flame.

noun

1. an ignescent substance.

ignescent

/ ɪɡˈnɛsənt /

adjective

1. giving off sparks when struck, as a flint

2. capable of bursting into flame

noun

1. an ignescent substance

Word History and Origins

Origin of ignescent¹

1820–30; < Latin ignēscent- (stem of ignēscēns ), present participle of ignēscere to catch fire, equivalent to ign ( is ) fire + -ēscent- -escent

Word History and Origins

Origin of ignescent¹

C19: from Latin ignescere to become inflamed

Example Sentences

Through all the outbursts of her ignescent hate Sister Helen can never lose the ineradicable relics of her human love: But he and I are sadder still.

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