candescent
[ kan-des-uh nt ]
/ kænˈdɛs ənt /
adjective
glowing; incandescent.
Origin of candescent
OTHER WORDS FROM candescent
Words nearby candescent
candela,
candelabra,
candelabrum,
candelilla,
candent,
candescent,
candia,
candice,
candicidin,
candid,
candid camera
Example sentences from the Web for candescent
Then he saw, pale and candescent in the blackness, three or four great lilies, the authors of that perfume.
The Island Pharisees |John Galsworthy
British Dictionary definitions for candescent
candescent
/ (kænˈdɛsənt) /
adjective
rare
glowing or starting to glow with heat
Derived forms of candescent
candescence, noun candescently, adverbWord Origin for candescent
C19: from Latin
candescere, from
candēre to be white, shine