refulgent

[ ri-fuhl-juhnt ]

/ rɪˈfʌl dʒənt /

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adjective

shining brightly; radiant; gleaming: Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.

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Origin of refulgent

First recorded in 1500–10, refulgent is from the Latin word refulgent- (stem of refulgēns, present participle of refulgēre “to radiate light”); see re-, fulgent

OTHER WORDS FROM refulgent

re·ful·gence, re·ful·gen·cy, re·ful·gent·ness, nounre·ful·gent·ly, adverbun·re·ful·gent, adjectiveun·re·ful·gent·ly, adverb

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How to use refulgent in a sentence

Its brilliant centre, like a searching eye, returned Fidunia's gaze with dazzling refulgence.
Baron Bruno|Louisa Morgan
As one of the means to this end she regaled him often with tales of his brother's social and moral refulgence under his new name.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
The refulgence of the present hour wiped out the past, which seemed to fade away altogether.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me|Hall Caine
Like a blazing luminary—his refulgence dims the surrounding stars and illuminates the horizon of biography with a light ineffable.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution|L. Carroll Judson

In the west, the clouds were still glorious for a time; there were two shaped like great expanded wings, edged with refulgence.'
New Grub Street|George Gissing

British Dictionary definitions for refulgent

refulgent

/ (rɪˈfʌldʒənt) /

adjective

literary shining, brilliant, or radiant

Derived forms of refulgent

refulgence or rare refulgency, nounrefulgently, adverb

Word Origin for refulgent

C16: from Latin refulgēre to shine brightly, from re- + fulgēre to shine

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