adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   glowing with heat; white-hot, incandescent.

   "By then the sky is lightening, sun candescent at the hill of her shoulder."

Adjective

1. 1
   glowing from great heat wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ablazeafireaflameaflickeraglowalight

Example

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"By then the sky is lightening, sun candescent at the hill of her shoulder."

Etymology

From Latin candēscēns, present participle of candēscō (“to brighten, radiate, become red hot”).

Related phrases

white hot

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