fulgidity en · NOUN
Etymology
From fulgid + -ity. By surface analysis, Latin fulg(ere) + -id + -i- + -ty.
Meanings
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(obsolete, uncountable, usually) splendour; resplendence; effulgence
The ceruleous canopy was merging into fulgidity from the ascension of Phoebus—every entity about me seemed to revel in the universal resuscitation.
1870, Samuel Klinefelter Hoshour, Letters to Squire Pedant: In the East:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fulgidities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |