rutilant
[ root-l-uh nt ]
/ ˈrut l ənt /
adjective
glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light.
Origin of rutilant
1490–1500; < Latin
rutilant- (stem of
rutilāns, present participle of
rutilāre to glow red), equivalent to
rutil(us) red, reddish +
-ant-
-ant
Words nearby rutilant
rutherford, ernest,
rutherfordium,
ruthful,
ruthless,
rutidosis,
rutilant,
rutilated,
rutile,
rutin,
rutland,
rutlandshire
Example sentences from the Web for rutilant
Standing against the wall and blinking at the rutilant glare of the room, Goliath the dwarf waited nervously.
Fantazius Mallare |Ben HechtFrom the pit below came a rutilant groaning and sharp exclamations of pain and ecstasy.
Painted Veils |James Huneker
British Dictionary definitions for rutilant
rutilant
/ (ˈruːtɪlənt) /
adjective
rare
of a reddish colour or glow
Word Origin for rutilant
C15: from Latin
rutilāns having a red glow, from
rutilāre, from
rutilus ruddy, red