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View synonyms for candescent
candescent
[ kan-des-uhnt ]
adjective
- glowing; incandescent.
candescent
/ kænˈdɛsənt /
adjective
- rare.glowing or starting to glow with heat
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Derived Forms
- canˈdescence, noun
- canˈdescently, adverb
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Other Words From
- can·descence noun
- can·descent·ly adverb
- noncan·descence noun
- noncan·descent adjective
- noncan·descent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of candescent1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of candescent1
C19: from Latin candescere, from candēre to be white, shine
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Example Sentences
Then he saw, pale and candescent in the blackness, three or four great lilies, the authors of that perfume.
From Project Gutenberg
He became conscious of a candescent spot on the far side of the hearth, where the light fell on old Heythorp's thick white hair.
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