effulgent

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ef·ful·gent

(ĭ-fo͝ol′jənt, ĭ-fŭl′-)

adj.

1. Shining brilliantly; resplendent. See Synonyms at bright.

a. Showing or expressing vitality, love, or joy: "the thrilling promise he held out in his effulgent emerald eyes" (Arundhati Roy).

b. Splendid; wonderful: effulgent beauty.

[Latin effulgēns, effulgent-, present participle of effulgēre, to shine out : ex-, ex- + fulgēre, to shine; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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effulgent

(ɪˈfʌldʒənt)

adj

radiant; brilliant

[C18: from Latin effulgēre to shine forth, from fulgēre to shine]

efˈfulgence n

efˈfulgently adv

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ef•ful•gent

(ɪˈfʌl dʒənt, ɪˈfʊl-)

adj.

shining forth brilliantly; radiant.

[1730–40; < Latin effulgent-, s. of effulgēns, present participle of effulgēre to shine forth]

ef•ful′gence, n.

ef•ful′gent•ly, adv.

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Adj.

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

radiant, refulgent, beamy, beaming

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

effulgent

adjective

Giving off or reflecting light readily or in large amounts:

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

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And beneath the effulgent Antarctic skies I have boarded the Argo-Navis, and joined the chase against the starry Cetus far beyond the utmost stretch of Hydrus and the Flying Fish.

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He was so large and effulgent that one hardly missed the sun, and his resounding purrs formed a pleasant accompaniment to the laughter and conversation which went on around Captain Jim's fireplace.

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Hidden nooks and corners, unused to observation, suddenly gleam and blush in effulgent exposure,--like lovers whom the unexpected turning on of a light has revealed kissing in the dark,--and are as suddenly, unlike the lovers, left in their native shade again.

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Surely it is not possible to feel otherwise, any more than it would be possible for a man with cataract to regret the painful process by which his dim blurred sight of men as trees walking had been exchanged for clear outline and effulgent day.

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Skies the most effulgent but basket the deadliest thunders: gorgeous Cuba knows tornadoes that never swept tame northern lands.

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Suddenly, before an effulgent Titian, he found himself saying: "But I'm only fifty-seven--" and then he turned away.

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Let the great soul incarnated in some woman's form, poor and sad and single, in some Dolly or Joan, go out to service, and sweep chambers and scour floors, and its effulgent daybeams cannot be muffled or hid, but to sweep and scour will instantly appear supreme and beautiful actions, the top and radiance of human life, and all people will get mops and brooms; until, lo!

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The mantra that works for me is that when you spread happiness it brings joy to oneself and no "facial" or "facelift" can ever beat that effulgent glow on your face when you feel at peace with the inner YOU!

Off the cuff: Looks do kill, nowadays

Smith led the inning from the front and scored effulgent 59 runs off 48 balls and help his side chase the target with five balls to spare and with five wickets in hand.

Rajasthan Royals overpower Mumbai Indians by five wickets

Rameau's Pigmalion (1748) presents a parade of sung and elegantly danced virtues found in art and life, based loosely on a slightly less effulgent morality tale by Ovid.