fulgid

fulgid
adjective
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
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bugle beads all aglitter

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glinting eyes

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glinting water

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his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent

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shop window full of glittering Christmas trees

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glittery costume jewelry

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scintillant mica

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the scintillating stars

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a dress with sparkly sequins

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`glistering' is an archaic term

Syn:
Similar to: ↑bright
Derivationally related forms: ↑sparkle (for: ↑sparkly), ↑scintillate (for: ↑scintillant), ↑glitter (for: ↑glittery), ↑coruscate (for: ↑coruscant)

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  • Fulgid — Ful gid, a. [L. fulgidus. See {Fulgent}.] Shining; glittering; dazzling. [R.] Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fulgid — (v. lat.), schimmernd, glänzend …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • fulgid — index lucid, pretentious (ostentatious) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • fulgid — adj. [L. fulgidus, shining] Appearing red with bright metallic reflections …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • fulgid — adjective /ˈfʌlʄɪd/ Scintillant, coruscant; marked by fleeting flashes of radiant light …   Wiktionary

  • fúlgid — fúl|gid Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • fulgid — ful·gid …   English syllables

  • Light — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Light >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 light light ray beam stream gleam streak pencil Sgm: N 1 sunbeam sunbeam moonbeam Sgm: N 1 aurora aurora GRP: N 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • glinting — adj. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; as, glinting eyes; glinting water. Syn: aglitter(predicate), fulgid, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, scintillescent, sparkling(prenominal), sparkly. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fulgént — (fulgīd, lat.), leuchtend, blendend …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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