candescent

[ kan-des-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. glowing; incandescent.

Origin of candescent

1
1815–25; <Latin candēscent- (stem of candescēns, present participle of candēscere to become bright), equivalent to cand- bright (see candid) + -ēscent--escent

Other words from candescent

  • can·des·cence, noun
  • can·des·cent·ly, adverb
  • non·can·des·cence, noun
  • non·can·des·cent, adjective
  • non·can·des·cent·ly, adverb

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How to use candescent in a sentence

  • Then he saw, pale and candescent in the blackness, three or four great lilies, the authors of that perfume.

    The Island Pharisees | John Galsworthy
  • 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.

    Five Tales | John Galsworthy

British Dictionary definitions for candescent

candescent

/ (kænˈdɛsənt) /


adjective
  1. rare glowing or starting to glow with heat

Origin of candescent

1
C19: from Latin candescere, from candēre to be white, shine

Derived forms of candescent

  • candescence, noun
  • candescently, adverb

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