scintillating — [adj] bright, stimulating animated, brilliant, clever, dazzling, ebullient, exciting, flashing, gleaming, glimmering, glinting, glittering, lively, shining, smart, sparkling, sprightly, twinkling, witty; concepts 401,529,617 Ant. blah, dull … New thesaurus
scintillating — ► ADJECTIVE 1) sparkling or shining brightly. 2) brilliant and exciting … English terms dictionary
scintillating — scintillatingly, adv. /sin tl ay ting/, adj. 1. animated; vivacious; effervescent: a scintillating personality. 2. witty; brilliantly clever: a scintillating conversationalist; a play full of scintillating dialogue. [1880 85; SCINTILLATE + ING1]… … Universalium
scintillating — scin|til|lat|ing [ˈsıntıleıtıŋ] adj interesting, clever, and amusing ▪ scintillating conversation ▪ a scintillating performance … Dictionary of contemporary English
scintillating — [[t]sɪ̱ntɪleɪtɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A scintillating conversation or performance is very lively and interesting. You can hardly expect scintillating conversation from a kid that age. Syn: sparkling … English dictionary
scintillating — adjective 1) a scintillating diamond necklace Syn: sparkling, shining, bright, brilliant, gleaming, glittering, twinkling, shimmering, glistening; literary glistering Ant: dull 2) a scintillating performance … Thesaurus of popular words
scintillating — /ˈsɪntəleɪtɪŋ/ (say sintuhlayting) adjective 1. sparkling; flashing; twinkling. 2. witty; amusing: a scintillating conversation. 3. stimulating interest or pleasure: a scintillating evening …
Scintillating — Scintillate Scin til*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scintillated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scintillating}.] [L. scintillare, scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. {Stencil}.] 1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles. [1913 Webster] As the electrical … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scintillating — adjective Date: 1846 brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty < a scintillating conversation > … New Collegiate Dictionary
scintillating — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [SIN tuh late ing] sparkling, flashing. Also, brilliant, as of wit. The scintillating conversation made the party a success. SYN.: 1. sparkling glittering, brilliant, glinting, glimmering,… … English dictionary for students
