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rutilance

rutilance noun: redness; a red glow; the quality of being rutilant.

Noun

rutilance (usually uncountable, plural rutilances)

  1. (rare, usually) redness; a red glow; the quality of being rutilant
    • […] rolled it into a thin cylinder, ignited it in the candleflame, applied it when ignited to the apex of the cone till the latter reached the stage of rutilance […]1918-22, James Joyce, Ulysses
    • He used vegetal colorings for his works, thus, obtaining the rutilances of Van Dyck and that of Van Der Goss.1945, Melitón Salazar Monroy, Santa Monica, museum of religious art in Puebla

Forms of rutilance

pluralrutilances

Origin of rutilance

French?

Questions about rutilance

What does rutilance mean?
Rutilance means redness; a red glow; the quality of being rutilant.
What part of speech is rutilance?
Rutilance is a noun.
What is the plural of rutilance?
The plural of rutilance is rutilances.

Words near rutilance in the dictionary

  1. rutic acid
  2. ruticilla
  3. ruticillas
  4. Rutigliano
  5. Rutiglianos
  6. rutilance
  7. rutilances
  8. rutilant
  9. rutilate
  10. rutilated
  11. rutilates

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