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Meaning of REFULGENT

Pronunciation:  ri'fuljunt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"
 
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 Synonyms: beaming, beamy, bright, effulgent, radiant
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Re*ful"gent\ (r?*f?l"jent), a. [L. refulgens, p. pr.
of refulgere to flash back, to shine bright; pref. re- re- +
fulgere to shine. See {Fulgent}.]
Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent;
shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams. -- {Re*ful"gent*ly},
adv.
      So conspicuous and refulgent a truth.    --Boyle.
 
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