refulgent

adjective

re·​ful·​gent -nt 

: giving out a bright light : richly radiant

refulgent sunset

: shining, brilliant

in arms … of golden panoply, refulgent host

—John Milton

Word History

Etymology

Latin refulgent-, refulgens, present participle of refulgēre to shine brightly, glitter, from re- + fulgēre to shine, flash

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Rhymes for refulgent

• effulgent