refulgent
- adjective
- /rɪˈfʌldʒənt/
- Literature
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resplandeciente
- He sat behind a polished mahogany desk, impressively barren, refulgent in the luminous halo of the floor-to-ceiling windows that formed the outer wall.
Examples
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The midnight sun had given up its doomed attempt to sink and was now rising again in refulgent splendor.
Fiction book (1996) -
When he brings it back down again to eye level, there is a spattering of blood refulgent against the dim light all over it.
Fiction book (1991) -
"The age is refulgent with spiritual promise, even though that promise is threatened by consumerism.
Academic text (2010) -
Refulgent, the young king becomes no less "terrible" in issuing the reprieve: Alexander's show-stopping yet essentially empty homage helps only to ensure that he will become the subject of future poetic celebrations.
Academic text (2002) -
"Exavious turned to look at Gerald, turning on him the terrific illumination of his gaze, his darkly refulgent eyes exposing everything that Gerald had sought so long to hide."
Fiction book (1998) -
The sun rose over the mountains, casting a refulgent glow across the valley.
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Her smile was refulgent, lighting up the entire room with joy.
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The refulgent stars twinkled brightly in the clear night sky.
Synonyms
459
1.0
Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see
64
4.1
Shining or glowing brightly, often seeming very happy
38
4.8
Shining with a soft steady light like a lantern
30
3.0
Very bright and shining with strong light
11
7.9
Bright and beautiful in a way that looks impressive
3
7.5
Full of strong feeling or passion
1
9.9
Shining with a strong bright light
Shining with a strong, bright light
Shining with bright light or looking very happy
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Refulgent comes from Latin parts re- ('back') and fulgere ('to shine'), so it is like 'shining back' when light bounces off something. So refulgent means very bright or brilliantly shining.