rutilant

[ root-l-uhnt ]

adjective

1. glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light.

rutilant

/ ˈruːtɪlənt /

adjective

1. rare.
   of a reddish colour or glow

Word History and Origins

Origin of rutilant¹

1490–1500; < Latin rutilant- (stem of rutilāns, present participle of rutilāre to glow red), equivalent to rutil ( us ) red, reddish + -ant- -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of rutilant¹

C15: from Latin rutilāns having a red glow, from rutilāre , from rutilus ruddy, red

Example Sentences

Standing against the wall and blinking at the rutilant glare of the room, Goliath the dwarf waited nervously.

From Project Gutenberg

From the pit below came a rutilant groaning and sharp exclamations of pain and ecstasy.

From Project Gutenberg

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