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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.
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

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