refulgent

American  

[ri-fuhl-juhnt] / rɪˈfʌl dʒənt /

adjective

1. shining brightly; radiant; gleaming.

   Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.

2. very attractive or impressive; dazzling; brilliant.

   His refulgent smile brightened the day of everyone who saw it.

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refulgent British  

/ rɪˈfʌldʒənt /

adjective

1. literary shining, brilliant, or radiant

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Other Word Forms

• refulgence noun
• refulgency noun
• refulgently adverb
• refulgentness noun
• unrefulgent adjective
• unrefulgently adverb

Etymology

Origin of refulgent

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

Example Sentences

TEJAN-THOMAS, who has refulgent brown skin and a resonant baritone, came to radio from poetry.

From New York Times

The refulgent link between humanity and divinity, Jesus glows in the center of Raphael’s gigantic canvas, his robes as white, as the Gospel of Mark puts it, “as no fuller on earth can white them.”

From The New Yorker

There are few directors around with as much command of material culture as Coppola, who imbues the setting’s silks, crinolines, glassware and candle wax with refulgent depth and texture.

From Washington Post

If you have the neon red, blue or yellow, on the other hand, they're arguably refulgent enough to shine like little beacons from whatever crevice they've tumbled into.

From Time

It was a festival for the NSO’s refulgent brass section, which could have been confused with even the Chicago Symphony.

From Washington Post