candescent

adjective

can·​des·​cent kan-ˈde-sᵊnt 

: glowing or dazzling from or as if from great heat

Synonyms of candescent

• luminous
• shining
• glowing
• dazzling
• bright
• radiant
• flickering
• shiny
• incandescent
• shimmering
• gleaming
• lambent
• flashing

Examples of candescent in a Sentence

the campers were transfixed by the candescent flames of their seashore fire

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin candēscent-, candēscens, present participle of candēscere "to grow light or white, become hot," inchoative of candēre "to shine, be white, gleam" — more at candid entry 1

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for candescent

• depressant
• fluorescent
• incessant
• putrescent
• quiescent
• senescent
• suppressant
• acquiescent
• adolescent
• arborescent
• coalescent
• convalescent