re·ful·gent

(rĭ-fo͝ol′jənt, -fŭl′-)

adj.

Shining radiantly; resplendent.

[Latin refulgēns, refulgent-, present participle of refulgēre, to flash back : re-, re- + fulgēre, to flash; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

re·ful′gence, re·ful′gen·cy n.

re·ful′gent·ly adv.

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refulgent

(rɪˈfʌldʒənt)

adj

literary shining, brilliant, or radiant

[C16: from Latin refulgēre to shine brightly, from re- + fulgēre to shine]

reˈfulgence, reˈfulgency n

reˈfulgently adv

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re•ful•gent

(rɪˈfʌl dʒənt)

adj.

shining brightly; radiant; gleaming.

[1500–10; < Latin refulgent-, s. of refulgēns, present participle of refulgēre to radiate light. See re-, fulgent]

re•ful′gence, n.

re•ful′gent•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

refulgent - radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"

effulgent, radiant, beamy, beaming

bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

refulgent

adjective

Giving off or reflecting light readily or in large amounts:

beamy, bright, brilliant, effulgent, incandescent, irradiant, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, shiny.

Translations

brillante rifulgente

refulgent

[rɪˈfʌldʒənt] ADJ → refulgente

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I mounted now the hill in shade; there were pebbles, inequalities, briars in my path, but my eyes were fixed on the crimson peak above; my imagination was with the refulgent firmament beyond, and I thought nothing of the stones turning under my feet, or of the thorns scratching my face and hands.

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Now when fair Morn Orient in Heav'n appeerd Up rose the Victor Angels, and to Arms The matin Trumpet Sung: in Arms they stood Of Golden Panoplie, refulgent Host, Soon banded; others from the dawning Hills Lookd round, and Scouts each Coast light-armed scoure, Each quarter, to descrie the distant foe, Where lodg'd, or whither fled, or if for fight, In motion or in alt: him soon they met Under spred Ensignes moving nigh, in slow But firm Battalion; back with speediest Sail ZEPHIEL, of Cherubim the swiftest wing, Came flying, and in mid Aire aloud thus cri'd.

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While I walked under the dripping orange-trees of my wet garden, and amongst its drenched pomegranates and pine-apples, and while the refulgent dawn of the tropics kindled round me--I reasoned thus, Jane--and now listen; for it was true Wisdom that consoled me in that hour, and showed me the right path to follow.

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