incandescent
3
7.5
- adjective
- /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/
- Literature
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incandescente
- The artist's work is characterized by its incandescent brilliance, captivating everyone who sees it.
- an incandescent smile
- an incandescent sky
- an incandescent glow
You're, you're letting yourself become incandescent with that feeling.
- You're, you're letting yourself become incandescent with that feeling.
- And then a furious leader, an editorial and then incandescent op eds.
- I'm going to use the Hourglass Again Ambient strobe lighting powder in incandescent strobe light and as you can see it's just a really light colour.
Examples
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I was surprised by the unusual paleness of his face and by the stare in his incandescent eyes.
Fiction book (1993) -
And the extraordinary, incandescent skies, which were almost uncanny at times, very frequently inspired awe in him.
Fiction book (1996) -
There was something incandescent in his face.
Fiction book (1994) -
Alongside other activists, he ran an incandescent campaign against hate.
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There was the flash of teeth and the white of the eye, but he was incandescent with a glow of inner light.
Fiction book (1995) -
The reaction to this conclusion ranges from agreement to anger to incandescent outrage.
Academic text (2001) -
The summer intensified, and the days lengthened and grew heavy and incandescent.
Fiction book (1998) -
Clara watched Andy's jaw tighten and his eyes go hard when he heard his son's laughter or saw that incandescent smile.
Fiction book (1993) -
The description of forests, flowers, birds, and rivers, and their effect on the writer, was so rich and incandescent that waves of exquisite pleasure, like that produced by music, carried her into another world, more real, more sensuously alive than anything she had experienced.
Fiction book (1998) -
During the debate, her incandescent passion for the topic inspired her audience to engage more deeply.
Synonyms
64
4.1
Shining or glowing brightly, often seeming very happy
39
3.9
Very impressive and attractive in a way that gets attention
38
4.8
Shining with a soft steady light like a lantern
30
3.0
Very bright and shining with strong light
29
3.6
Full of bright, strong colors that attract attention
23
3.0
Very bright and clear in color and easy to notice
16
3.4
A strong bright color that looks vivid
11
7.9
Bright and beautiful in a way that looks impressive
7
2.6
Very impressive and full of strong color or light
5
4.0
Showing strong praise and approval
5
7.0
A thing that gives off light without heat, like fireflies or jellyfish
5
8.1
Very clever and lively in speech or writing that keeps people interested
5
1.3
Shining with small bright points like light on snow
1
6.3
Very famous and admired for great skill or success
1
3.8
A very bright light that hurts your eyes
1
3.5
Shining very brightly like the sun
Very bright and flashing like lightning that makes a strong impression
Full of bright light
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.1
A light bulb that makes light by heating a thin wire inside glass
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
incandescent = incandesce (semi-transparent) = in + candesc + ent
The adjective is formed from the verb base plus '-ent', but the figurative sense (intense emotion or brilliance) is a metaphorical extension of the literal meaning.
Etymology
Incandescent comes from old Latin parts in- 'in' and candescere 'to glow', with the same cand you see in candle, which gives a clear image of bright heat. That's why we call a powerful, passionate speech or performance incandescent — it 'glows' with strong feeling.