F0354800 (fo͝ol′jənt, fŭl′-)adj. Shining brilliantly; radiant: "tower searchlights ... as fulgent as half a billion candles"(Nicholas Proffitt).[Middle English, from Latin fulgēns, fulgent-, present participle of fulgēre, to flash, shine; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]ful′gent·ly adv.ThesaurusSeefulgent