English Explanatory Dictionary

effulgent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Radiant, resplendent, shining.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)nt/ /ɛ-/ En-uk-effulgent.oga /ɪˈfʌld͡ʒənt/

Word forms

effulgent more effulgent most effulgent affulgent

Etymology

From Latin effulgēns (“flashing, glittering”), present participle of effulgeō (“to shine or gleam forth, flash, glitter”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out; away’)) + fulgeō (“to flash, gleam, glisten, glitter, shine”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny; white”)). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ent.

Synonyms

profulgent aglow alight beamful beamsome beamy brilliant effulgent glowing illuminating lambent lighted lit lucent luciferous lucific luminant luminiferous luminous lustrous orient radiant refulgent resplendent sheeny shining shiny

Related words

effulge profulgent refulgence refulgency refulgent refulgently

Derived words

effulgence effulgency effulgently
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