fulgent

[ fuhl-juh nt ]
/ ˈfʌl dʒənt /

adjective

shining brightly; dazzling; resplendent: fulgent patterns of sunlight.

Origin of fulgent

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin fulgent- (stem of fulgēns, present participle of fulgēre), equivalent to fulg- flash + -ent- -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM fulgent

British Dictionary definitions for fulgent

fulgent

fulgid (ˈfʌldʒɪd)

/ (ˈfʌldʒənt) /

adjective

poetic shining brilliantly; resplendent; gleaming

Derived forms of fulgent

fulgently, adverb

Word Origin for fulgent

C15: from Latin fulgēre to shine, flash