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refulgent

/ɹəˈfʌld͡ʒənt/

refulgent adjective: resplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly.

Adjective

refulgent (comparative more refulgent, superlative most refulgent)

  1. Resplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly.
  2. (figuratively) As if giving off light or warmth.
    • She had a refulgent smile.

refulgent meaning in Urdu and Bengali

refulgent in Urdu

نورانی, رخشاں, تاباں

refulgent in Bengali

উজ্জ্বল, দীপ্তিময়

Forms of refulgent

comparativemore refulgent
superlativemost refulgent

Origin of refulgent

From Latin refulgentem, accusative singular of refulgēns, present active participle of refulgeō, from re- (“back”) + fulgeō (“shine”). By surface analysis, re- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ent.

Words formed from refulgent

Questions about refulgent

What does refulgent mean?
Refulgent means resplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly.
What is refulgent in Urdu?
Refulgent in Urdu is نورانی, رخشاں, تاباں. See Refulgent meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is refulgent?
Refulgent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce refulgent?
Refulgent is pronounced /ɹəˈfʌld͡ʒənt/.

Words near refulgent in the dictionary

  1. refulged
  2. refulgence
  3. refulgences
  4. refulgencies
  5. refulgency
  6. refulgent
  7. refulgently
  8. refulges
  9. refulging
  10. refumigate
  11. refumigated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: refulgent (page history and authors); refulgent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); refulgent (Bengali 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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