scintillant

[ sin-tl-uhnt ]

/ ˈsɪn tl ənt /

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adjective

scintillating; sparkling.

Origin of scintillant

First recorded in 1600–10, scintillant is from the Latin word scintillant- (stem of scintillāns, present participle of scintillāre to send out sparks; flash). See scintilla, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM scintillant

scin·til·lant·ly, adverbun·scin·til·lant, adjective

Words nearby scintillant

scinticisternography, scintigram, scintigraph, scintigraphy, scintilla, scintillant, scintillascope, scintillate, scintillating, scintillating scotoma, scintillation

Example sentences from the Web for scintillant

The November twilight, scintillant with stars, lay darkly ahead.
Kenny|Leona Dalrymple
I shall have occasion, doubtless, not infrequently to quote from its scintillant pages.
In the Track of the Trades|Lewis R. Freeman
It would take them a while, Jerry saw, to learn of this scintillant death that struck at them from close quarters.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930|Various
It threw you into the scintillant Dawn with an abandon meet to a son of Waring.
The Kempton-Wace Letters|Jack London

For scintillant wit and unflagging good humour, read his essays on the Teeth, the Hair and the Stomach.
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton