effulgent

adjective

ef·​ful·​gent -nt 

: marked by or as if by brightly shining light : impressive in resplendence : extremely radiant : brilliant

her effulgent beauty

—Arnold Bennett

the same little effulgent flash of intuition

—J. D. Salinger

Word History

Etymology

Latin effulgent-, effulgens, present participle of effulgēre

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Rhymes for effulgent

• refulgent