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refulgent

[ ri-fuhl-juh nt ]
/ 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.

RELATED WORDS

bright, brilliant, luminous, radiant, resplendent, shining

Nearby words

  1. refugee,
  2. refugee capital,
  3. refugees,
  4. refugium,
  5. refulgence,
  6. refund,
  7. refund annuity,
  8. refundable,
  9. refurb,
  10. refurbish

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
Related formsre·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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British Dictionary definitions for refulgent

refulgent

/ (rɪˈfʌldʒənt) /

adjective

literary shining, brilliant, or radiant
Derived Formsrefulgence 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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Word Origin and History for refulgent

refulgent

adj.

c.1500, from Middle French refulgent or directly from Latin refulgentem (nominative refulgens), present participle of refulgere "flash back, shine brilliantly," from re- "back" (see re-) + fulgere "to shine" (see bleach (v.)).

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