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scintillant
scin·til·la S0148300 (sĭn-tĭl′ə)n. pl. scin·til·las 1. A minute amount; an iota or trace.2. pl. also scin·til·lae (sĭn-tĭl′ē) A spark; a flash. [Latin, spark.] scin′til·lant adj.
scin·til·late S0148400 (sĭn′tl-āt′)intr.v. scin·til·lat·ed, scin·til·lat·ing, scin·til·lates 1. To send forth light in flashes; sparkle. See Synonyms at flash.2. To be scintillating: dinner conversation that scintillated. [Latin scintillāre, scintillāt-, from scintilla, spark.] scin′til·lant adj.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | scintillant - having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, sparkly, scintillatingbright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" | LegalSeeScintillascintillant
Synonyms for scintillantadj having brief brilliant points or flashes of lightSynonyms- aglitter
- coruscant
- fulgid
- glinting
- glistering
- glittering
- glittery
- sparkly
- scintillating
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