phosphorescent

[ fos-fuh-res-uhnt ]

adjective

1. exhibiting phosphorescence.

Other Words From

• phospho·rescent·ly adverb
• semi·phospho·rescent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of phosphorescent¹

First recorded in 1760–70; phosphor(us) + -escent

Example Sentences

My eyes traveled up their phosphorescent legs to their faces and back down again.

From The Daily Beast

Amid was phosphorescent with love for his wife and kids, his sisters, his in-laws, his mom.

From The Daily Beast

The Japanese matted floor, even in darkness, gives out a sort of ghostly, phosphorescent glow.

From Project Gutenberg

Inside each was a small projection apparently of a fungoid character, that was phosphorescent.

From Project Gutenberg

The waiters were all Martian slaves, he noticed, their phosphorescent owl-eyes smoldering in the dim blue light.

From Project Gutenberg

The air and the plain were literally sparkling with the phosphorescent light of the fire-fly.

From Project Gutenberg

During my fortnight's stay I often sat listening to the eloquent silence of these phosphorescent nights.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• blazing
• brilliant
• dazzling
• flashing
• glistening
• glittering
• golden
• intense
• luminous
• radiant
• shimmering
• shiny
• silvery
• sparkling
• sunny
• vivid