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
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British Dictionary definitions for fulgent
fulgent
fulgid (ˈfʌldʒɪd)
/ (ˈfʌldʒənt) /
adjective
poetic
shining brilliantly; resplendent; gleaming
Derived forms of fulgent
fulgently, adverbWord Origin for fulgent
C15: from Latin
fulgēre to shine, flash