incandescent
[ in-kuhn-des-uhnt ]
/ ˌɪn kənˈdɛs ənt /
adjective
(of light) produced by incandescence.
glowing or white with heat.
intensely bright; brilliant.
brilliant; masterly; extraordinarily lucid: an incandescent masterpiece; incandescent wit.
aglow with ardor, purpose, etc.: the incandescent vitality of youth.
Origin of incandescent
1785–95; < Latin
incandēscent- (stem of
incandēscēns), present participle of
incandēscere to glow. See
in-2,
candescent
SYNONYMS FOR incandescent
OTHER WORDS FROM incandescent
in·can·des·cent·ly, adverb non·in·can·des·cent, adjective non·in·can·des·cent·ly, adverbWords nearby incandescent
incage,
incalculable,
incalescent,
incandesce,
incandescence,
incandescent,
incandescent lamp,
incantation,
incantatory,
incapable,
incapacitant
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British Dictionary definitions for incandescent
incandescent
/ (ˌɪnkænˈdɛsənt) /
adjective
emitting light as a result of being heated to a high temperature; red-hot or white-hot
informal
extremely angry; raging
Derived forms of incandescent
incandescently, adverbWord Origin for incandescent
C18: from Latin
incandescere to become hot, glow, from
in- ² +
candescere to grow bright, from
candēre to be white; see
candid