fulgent

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/ˈfʌld͡ʒənt//ˈfʊld͡ʒənt/

adjective

Shining brilliantly; radiant.

Similar
blazingblindingdazzlingglaringglarybright
OriginMiddle English fulgent ← Latin fulgēns →
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Meanings

adjectivefulgent (comparative more fulgent, superlative most fulgent)

comparative more fulgent · superlative most fulgent

  1. Shining brilliantly; radiant.

    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
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    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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshining intensely

Similar
blazingblindingdazzlingglaringglarybright
Also see
blazingblindingdazzlingglaringglaryshining

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfulgēns
  2. Middle Englishfulgent
  3. Englishfulgent

From Middle English fulgent, from Latin fulgēns. By surface analysis, Latin fulg(ere) + -ent.

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Translations

Bulgarian блестящ, сияещ
  • блестящ (blestjašt)shining brilliantly — see also radiant
  • сияещ (sijaešt)shining brilliantly — see also radiant
Chinese Mandarin 光彩奪目的 /光彩夺目的
  • 光彩奪目的 /光彩夺目的 (guāngcǎiduómù de)shining brilliantly — see also radiant
Finnish häikäisevä, hehkuva
  • häikäiseväshining brilliantly — see also radiant
  • hehkuvashining brilliantly — see also radiant
  • säteileväshining brilliantly — see also radiant
French éclatant
  • éclatantshining brilliantly — see also radiant
German gleißend
  • gleißendshining brilliantly — see also radiant
Hungarian ragyogó, csillogó
  • ragyogóshining brilliantly — see also radiant
  • csillogóshining brilliantly — see also radiant
Russian лучеза́рный
  • лучеза́рный (lučezárnyj)shining brilliantly — see also radiant
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fulgent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulgent.

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