blicant

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adjective

shining; bright

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveblicant (comparative more blicant, superlative most blicant)

comparative more blicant · superlative most blicant

  1. UKdialectalshining; bright

Origin

  1. Middle Englishblycande
  2. Englishblicant

From Middle English blycande, blykkande, blikande, variants of blikiende, blikinde (“shining”), equivalent to blike + -and.

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APA

blicant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blicant

MLA

“blicant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blicant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blicant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blicant.

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