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effulgent.

Radiant, resplendent, shining.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)nt/Received-Pronunciation/ɛ-/Received-Pronunciation/ɪˈfʌld͡ʒənt/General-American
  1. Radiant, resplendent, shining.

    also · figuratively · literary
Where this word comes from

From Latin effulgēns (“flashing, glittering”), present participle of effulgeō (“to shine or gleam forth, flash, glitter”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out; away’)) + fulgeō (“to flash, gleam, glisten, glitter, shine”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny; white”)). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ent.

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