effulgent
Syllables: ef·fulg·ent/ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)nt/US/ɪˈfʌld͡ʒənt/
effulgent adjective: radiant, resplendent, shining.
Adjective
effulgent (comparative more effulgent, superlative most effulgent)
- Radiant, resplendent, shining.
- Thus all day long the full-diſtended clouds / Indulge their genial ſtores, and well-ſhower'd earth / Is deep enrich'd with vegetable life; / Till, in the weſtern ſky, the downward ſun / Looks out, effulgent, from amid the fluſh / Of broken clouds, gay-ſhifting to his beam.a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC, pages 9–10, lines 185–190
- That effulgent power, which governs our intellects, is the primitive element of water, the luſtre of gems and other glittering ſubſtances, the favour of trees and herbs, the thinking ſoul of living beings; [...] The ſupreme Brahme, ſo manifeſted, illumines the ſeven worlds; may he unite my ſoul to...1798, H[enry] T[homas] Colebrooke, “XXII. On the Religious Ceremonies of the Hindus, and of the Bráhmens Especially”, in Asiatick Researches: Or Transactions of the Society; Instituted in Bengal, for...
- Synonyms:
- profulgent, aglow, alight, beamful, beamsome, beamy, brilliant, glowing, illuminating, lambent
effulgent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
effulgent in Hindi
- effulgent, radiant, resplendent
- शुक्ल śukla
effulgent in Tamil
- ஒளி வீசும், பிரகாசமான, சோதி வீசும், சொலிக்கும்
effulgent in Bengali
- অত্যন্ত দীপ্তিমান, উজ্জ্বল
effulgent in Kannada
- ಹೊಳೆಯುವ, ಉಜ್ವಲವಾದ, ದೇದೀಪ್ಯಮಾನವಾದ, ಕಾಂತಿಯುಕ್ತ
More languagesFewer languages
- effulgent in Vietnamese
- sáng ngời
Examples of effulgent in a sentence
- Margaret, aged six, entered her kindergarten after many days' absence, with so effulgent a face as must kindle curiosity in the dullest.1904 August, May Byron, “The Little Girl”, in The Cornhill Magazine, volume XVII, number 98 (New Series), London: Smith, Elder & Co., […]...
- 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.1912 October, Rex [Ellingwood] Beach, “The Golden Girl”, in The Net: A Novel, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers publishers, →OCLC...
- Snapcase, his beard effulgent with spilled drink, had become certain that school was out forever.2007, Justin Taylor, “Estrellas y Rascacielos”, in Dennis Cooper, editor, Userlands: New Fiction from the Blogging Underground, New York...
Synonyms of effulgent
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Forms of effulgent
| comparative | more effulgent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most effulgent |
| alternative form | affulgent |
Origin of effulgent
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”)). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ent.
Words formed from effulgent
Questions about effulgent
- What does effulgent mean?
- Effulgent means radiant, resplendent, shining.
- What is effulgent in Hindi?
- Effulgent in Hindi is शुक्ल (śukla). See Effulgent meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use effulgent in a sentence?
- Margaret, aged six, entered her kindergarten after many days' absence, with so effulgent a face as must kindle curiosity in the dullest.
- What part of speech is effulgent?
- Effulgent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce effulgent?
- Effulgent is pronounced /ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)nt/ (UK).
Words near effulgent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: effulgent (page history and authors); शुक्ल (Hindi) (page history and authors); effulgent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); effulgent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); effulgent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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