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refulgent

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re·ful·gent  (r-fljnt, -fl-)
adj.
Shining radiantly; resplendent.
[Latin refulgns, refulgent-, present participle of refulgre, to flash back : re-, re- + fulgre, to flash; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
re·fulgence, re·fulgen·cy n.
re·fulgent·ly adv.
refulgent [rɪˈfʌldʒənt]
adj
Literary shining, brilliant, or radiant
[from Latin refulgēre to shine brightly, from re- + fulgēre to shine]
refulgence  less commonly, refulgency n
refulgently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.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"
Translations
refulgent [rɪˈfʌldʒənt] ADJ → refulgente


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The refulgent rays transformed the interior of the soiled and squalid canvas to the splendor of a palace in the eyes of the dreaming man.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
So saying, and bestowing upon the locksmith a most refulgent smile, he left them.
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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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