Profulgent

//pɹəˈfʌld͡ʒənt// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Shining out; gleaming. obsolete
"Truth may stand forth unmoved of change, / An image with profulgent brows, / And perfect limbs, […]"

Synonyms

alight effulgent lit luminous orient shimmery

Antonyms

caliginous dark

Example

"Truth may stand forth unmoved of change, / An image with profulgent brows, / And perfect limbs, […]"

Etymology

From pro- + Latin fulgeō (“to shine”).

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