scintillating
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈsɪntɪˌleɪtɪŋ/
:
brillante
- The speaker captivated the audience with her scintillating insights on modern literature.
- scintillating conversation
- the most scintillating
- less scintillating
Examples
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'Cause that's scintillating conversation right there.
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Soprano Monica Yuris demonstrated a scintillating technique, projecting the highest tones with shimmering vigor.
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The rest of your comments are scintillating, and I enjoy the way you put them.
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You make a scintillating point here.
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Can this day get any more scintillating?
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ls Mr. Rom ready for some more scintillating conversation?
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Undoubtedly one of the more scintillating questions of the day.
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The prose and organization of her Latin American articles especially reveal her to be a scintillating, stylish writer.
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GrannyK is an expert in child behavior and development, has a scintillating sense of humor, and writes posts that cover those kinds of things that both kids and adults need to hear now and then.
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The latest book by former New Yorker editor Robert Gottlieb, Great Expectations: The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens, reads more like scintillating gossip about the famous writer and his family than literary scholarship.
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Synonyms
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2.0
Very interesting in a way that keeps your attention
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3.9
Very impressive and attractive in a way that gets attention
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3.2
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
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7.0
Full of energy and cheer that attracts other people
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7.1
Having lively, cheerful energy that makes others feel excited
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3.7
Full of lively energy and cheer
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6.5
Makes writing or speech lively and exciting, keeping people interested
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8.0
A lively, slightly surprising quality that makes comments or people interesting
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6.1
Being lively and sharp in a way that makes taste or talk exciting
Showing lively, happy energy
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A flashing bright shape that blocks part of your vision before a migraine
How Brilliant
Surface Forms
Morphology
scintillating = scintillate (semi-transparent) = scintillate + ing
The adjective is formed from the verb 'scintillate' but the sense 'brilliantly clever' is a figurative extension of 'sparkle', so learners must make a metaphorical inference.
Etymology
Scintillating comes from the old Latin words scintillare and scintilla, which mean 'to sparkle' and 'spark'. So calling someone's talk scintillating is like saying their words give off little 'sparks' of clever, lively ideas that excite people.