refulgent

American

[ri-fuhl-juhnt] / rɪˈfʌl dʒənt /

adjective

shining brightly; radiant; gleaming.

Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.
very attractive or impressive; dazzling; brilliant.

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

refulgent British

/ rɪˈfʌldʒənt /

adjective

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

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