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Webster 1913 Edition


Effulgent

Ef-ful′gent

,
Adj.
[L.
effulgens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
effulgere
.]
Diffusing a flood of light; shining; luminous; beaming; bright; splendid.
Effulgent rays of light.”
Cowper.

Webster 1828 Edition


Effulgent

EFFUL'GENT

,
Adj.
Shining; bright; splendid; diffusing a flood of light; as the effulgent sun.

Definition 2024


effulgent

effulgent

English

Adjective

effulgent (comparative more effulgent, superlative most effulgent)

  1. Shining, resplendent, radiant.
    • 1912, Rex Ellingwood Beach, The Net, ch. 3:
      [H]er cheeks were colorless, yet they spoke of perfect health, and shone with that same pale, effulgent glow.

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Latin

Verb

effulgent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of effulgeō