fulgent

  • 1Fulgent — Ful gent, a. [L. fulgens, entis, p. pr. of fulgere to flash, glitter, shine, akin to Gr. ? to burn. See {Phlox}, {Flagrant}.] Exquisitely bright; shining; dazzling; effulgent. [1913 Webster] Other Thracians . . . fulgent morions wore. Glower.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Fulgent — (v. lat.), glänzend; Fulgenz, Glanz, Schimmer …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 3Fulgént — (fulgīd, lat.), leuchtend, blendend …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 4Fulgént — (lat.), leuchtend, schimmernd; Fulgénz, Glanz, Schimmer …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 5Fulgent — Fulgent, lat. dtsch., leuchtend; Fulguration, Wetterleuchten, Silberblick …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 6fulgent — index pretentious (ostentatious) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 7fulgent — early 15c., from L. fulgentem (nom. fulgens) shining, bright, prp. of fulgere to shine (see FULMINATE (Cf. fulminate)) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 8fulgent — [ful′jənt] adj. [ME < L fulgens (gen. fulgentis), prp. of fulgere, to flash, shine < IE * bhleg , to shine, gleam > FLAME, BLACK] Literary very bright; radiant fulgently adv …

    English World dictionary

  • 9fulgent — fulgently, adv. fulgentness, n. /ful jeuhnt/, adj. shining brightly; dazzling; resplendent: fulgent patterns of sunlight. [1375 1425; late ME < L fulgent (s. of fulgens, prp. of fulgere), equiv. to fulg flash + ent ENT] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 10fulgent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fulgent , fulgens, present participle of fulgēre to shine; akin to Latin flagrare to burn more at black Date: 15th century dazzlingly bright ; radiant • fulgently adverb …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

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