effulgent

English
WOTD – 26 July 2019

Etymology

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”)).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

effulgent (comparative more effulgent, superlative most effulgent)

  1. (literary, also figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining.
    Synonyms: profulgent (obsolete); see also Thesaurus:shining
    • 1912 October, Rex [Ellingwood] Beach, “The Golden Girl”, in The Net: A Novel, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers publishers, OCLC 966313761, page 30:
      Except for the faintest tinge of olive, her cheeks were colorless, yet they spoke of perfect health, and shone with that same pale, effulgent glow, like the reflection of a late sun.

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Derived terms

Translations
radiant, resplendent, shining — See also translations at radiant,‎ resplendent,‎ shining

References
  1. “effulgent, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1891; “effulgent” (US) / “effulgent” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /efˈful.ɡent/, [ɛfˈfʊɫ.ɡɛnt]

Verb

effulgent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of effulgeō
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