Definition of Refulgent

1. Adjective. Radiating or as if radiating light. "A refulgent sunset"


Definition of Refulgent

1. a. Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams.

Definition of Refulgent

1. Adjective. Resplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly. ¹

2. Adjective. (figuratively) As if giving off light or warmth. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Refulgent

1. fulgent [adj] - See also: fulgent

Lexicographical Neighbors of Refulgent

refugee
refugee camp
refugeehood
refugeeism
refugeeisms
refugees
refuges
refugia
refuging
refugium
refujew
refujews
refulgence
refulgences
refulgency
refulgent (current term)
refulgently
refund
refundabilities
refundability
refundable
refunded
refundee
refundees
refunder
refunders
refunding
refundment
refundments
refunds

Literary usage of Refulgent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"Pallas, of her snaky buckler proud, Bestrides the tow'r, refulgent thru' the My mother stood reveal'd before my heav'nly bright, 8» f sight. ..."

2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"In the blue vault of heaven the full-orbed moon came forth to sheathe the Matterhorn in silver. In that refulgent light its ^^^^^^^^^^ icy edges looked like ..."

3. English Reader by Lindley Murray (1840)
"... And humblest nature with thy northern blast. light and heat refulgent. Then Thy sun Shoots lull perfection through the swelling year, And oft Thy voice ..."

4. Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of Old English by Sir Egerton Brydges (1806)
"... Emerging from th' ethereal blue, Midst the dread pomp of war, Blaz'd the Iberian streamer from afar. She saw; and, on refulgent pinions ..."

5. The Florist (1848)
"... with perfectly smooth edges, as if stamped out (a), with no indentations; the whole refulgent. should be sufficiently broad at the base to prevent any ..."

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