incandescent
[ in-kuhn-des-uhnt ]
/ ˌɪn kənˈdɛs ənt /
adjective
(of light) produced by incandescence.
glowing or white with heat.
intensely bright; brilliant.
brilliant; masterly; extraordinarily lucid: an incandescent masterpiece; incandescent wit.
aglow with ardor, purpose, etc.: the incandescent vitality of youth.
RELATED WORDS
radiant, luminous, shining, beaming, brilliant, effulgent, fulgent, intense, lambent, red-hot, refulgent, lucent, phosphorescent, white-hot
Nearby words
- incaic,
- incalculable,
- incalescent,
- incandesce,
- incandescence,
- incandescent lamp,
- incantation,
- incantatory,
- incapable,
- incapacitant
Origin of incandescent
1785–95; < Latin incandēscent- (stem of incandēscēns), present participle of incandēscere to glow. See in-2, candescent
SYNONYMS FOR incandescent
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incandescent
/ (ˌɪnkænˈdɛsənt) /
adjective
emitting light as a result of being heated to a high temperature; red-hot or white-hot
informal extremely angry; raging
Word Origin for incandescent
C18: from Latin incandescere to become hot, glow, from in- ² + candescere to grow bright, from candēre to be white; see candid
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