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scintillant

[ sin-tl-uhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

scintillating; scintillating; sparkling.

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scintil·lant·ly adverb
un·scintil·lant adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scintillant¹

First recorded in 1600–10, scintillant is from the Latin word scintillant- (stem of scintillāns, present participle of scintillāre to send out sparks; flash). See scintilla, -ant

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Example Sentences

He has spoken no musical thought, in all his long and scintillant career, that the world will long remember.

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Eyes large, black, piercing, scintillant; his iron-gray hair hung down in thick masses.

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She drew the tissue-paper away, and the fairy-like flowers, scintillant and bedewed, nodded at her.

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For scintillant wit and unflagging good humour, read his essays on the Teeth, the Hair and the Stomach.

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For one hundred and twenty-one scintillant and learned pages Taylor attacks this latest creation of National "tyranny."

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