fulgent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfʌld͡ʒənt/
- /ˈfʊld͡ʒənt/
Etymology
From Middle English fulgent, from Latin fulgēns. By surface analysis, Latin fulg(ere) + -ent.
Meanings
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Shining brilliantly; radiant.
Shirley takes life easily: is not that fact written in her eye? In her good-tempered moments, is it not as full of lazy softness as in her brief fits of anger it is fulgent with quick-flashing fire?
1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Two Lives”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, page 266:And univerſally, the greateſt and moſt fulgent tails always ariſe from Comets, immediately after their paſſing by the neighbourhood of the Sun.
1729, Isaac Newton, “Proposition XLI. Problem XXI. From Three Observations Given to Determine the Orbit of a Comet Moving in a Parabola.”, in Andrew Motte, transl., The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. […] , volume II, London: […] Benjamin Motte, […], →OCLC, book III (Of the System of the World), page 361:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more fulgent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most fulgent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
subfulgent · circumfulgent · fulgently
Relateds
fulgence · refulgent · effulge · fulgid
Translations (11)
ru лучеза́рный (shining brilliantly — see also radiant) · fi säteilevä (shining brilliantly — see also radiant) · bg блестящ (shining brilliantly — see also radiant) · fr éclatant (shining brilliantly — see also radiant) · hu ragyogó (shining brilliantly — see also radiant) · bg сияещ (shining brilliantly — see also radiant) · de gleißend (shining brilliantly — see also radiant) · cmn 光彩奪目的 /光彩夺目的 (shining brilliantly — see also radiant) · fi häikäisevä (shining brilliantly — see also radiant) · hu csillogó (shining brilliantly — see also radiant) · fi hehkuva (shining brilliantly — see also radiant)