effulgent

ef·ful·gent

E0051000 (ĭ-fo͝ol′jənt, ĭ-fŭl′-)adj.1. Shining brilliantly; resplendent. See Synonyms at bright.2. a. Showing or expressing vitality, love, or joy: "the thrilling promise he held out in his effulgent emerald eyes" (Arundhati Roy).b. Splendid; wonderful: effulgent beauty.

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[Latin effulgēns, effulgent-, present participle of effulgēre, to shine out : ex-, ex- + fulgēre, to shine; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

effulgent

(ɪˈfʌldʒənt) adjradiant; brilliant[C18: from Latin effulgēre to shine forth, from fulgēre to shine] efˈfulgence n efˈfulgently adv

ef•ful•gent

(ɪˈfʌl dʒənt, ɪˈfʊl-)

adj. shining forth brilliantly; radiant. [1730–40; < Latin effulgent-, s. of effulgēns, present participle of effulgēre to shine forth] ef•ful′gence, n. ef•ful′gent•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

effulgent - radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"radiant, refulgent, beamy, beamingbright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

effulgent

adjectiveGiving off or reflecting light readily or in large amounts:beamy, bright, brilliant, incandescent, irradiant, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny.