re·ful·gent (r
-f
l
j
nt, -f
l-)
adj.
Shining radiantly; resplendent.
[Latin refulg
ns, refulgent-, present participle of refulgre, to flash back : re-, re- + fulgre, to flash; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
re·fulgence, re·fulgen·cy n.
re·fulgent·ly adv.
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refulgent – radiating or as if radiating light; “the beaming sun”; “the effulgent daffodils”; “a radiant sunrise”; “a refulgent sunset”
bright – emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; “the sun was bright and hot”; “a bright sunlit room”
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