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refulgent

[ ri-fuhl-juhnt ]

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

/ ɪˈʌəԳ /

adjective

  1. literary.
    shining, brilliant, or radiant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڳܱԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈڳܱԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ڳܱ·Գ ·ڳܱ·· ·ڳܱ·Գ·Ա noun
  • ·ڳܱ·Գ· adverb
  • ܲ··ڳܱ·Գ adjective
  • un··ڳܱ·Գ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of refulgent1

First recorded in 1500–10; from Latin refulgent-, stem of ڳܱŧԲ, present participle of ڳܱŧ “to radiate light”; re-, fulgent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of refulgent1

C16: from Latin ڳܱŧ to shine brightly, from re- + ڳܱŧ to shine
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TEJAN-THOMAS, who has refulgent brown skin and a resonant baritone, came to radio from poetry.

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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.”

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He entered a world of clamor, smoke, and steam, refulgent with the scents of murdered cattle and pigs.

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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.

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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.

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