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

5 electrifying, brilliant, dynamic.

OTHER WORDS FROM incandescent

in·can·des·cent·ly, adverb non·in·can·des·cent, adjective non·in·can·des·cent·ly, adverb

Words nearby incandescent

incage, incalculable, incalescent, incandesce, incandescence, incandescent, incandescent lamp, incantation, incantatory, incapable, incapacitant

Example sentences from the Web for incandescently

  • Now that we know Updike is dead, we will start to remember how incandescently and uniquely he was alive, just a short “while ago.”

    Writing Off Updike |Lee Siegel |February 1, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for incandescently

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, adverb

Word 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