scintillant

[ sin-tl-uhnt ]

/ ˈsɪn tl ənt /

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Origin of scintillant

First recorded in 1600–10, scintillant is from the Latin word scintillant- (stem of scintillāns, present participle of scintillāre to send out sparks; flash). See scintilla, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM scintillant

scin·til·lant·ly, adverbun·scin·til·lant, adjective

Words nearby scintillant

scincoid, scindapsus, scintigram, scintigraphy, scintilla, scintillant, scintillate, scintillating, scintillation, scintillation counter, scintillation spectrometer

How to use scintillant in a sentence

He has spoken no musical thought, in all his long and scintillant career, that the world will long remember.
Aspects of Modern Opera|Lawrence Gilman
Eyes large, black, piercing, scintillant; his iron-gray hair hung down in thick masses.
Nullification, Secession Webster's Argument and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions|Caleb William Loring
She drew the tissue-paper away, and the fairy-like flowers, scintillant and bedewed, nodded at her.
The Devourers|Annie Vivanti Chartres
For scintillant wit and unflagging good humour, read his essays on the Teeth, the Hair and the Stomach.
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton

For one hundred and twenty-one scintillant and learned pages Taylor attacks this latest creation of National "tyranny."
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4|Albert J. Beveridge