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[fuhl-juhnt] Origin

ful·gent

[fuhl-juhnt]
adjective
shining brightly; dazzling; resplendent: fulgent patterns of sunlight.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin fulgent- (stem of fulgēns, present participle of fulgēre), equivalent to fulg- flash + -ent- -ent

ful·gent·ly, adverb
ful·gent·ness, noun
in·ter·ful·gent, adjective
sub·ful·gent, adjective
sub·ful·gent·ly, adverb
EXPAND
un·ful·gent, adjective
un·ful·gent·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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fulgent or fulgid (ˈfʌldʒənt, ˈfʌldʒɪd)
 
adj
poetic shining brilliantly; resplendent; gleaming
 
[C15: from Latin fulgēre to shine, flash]
 
fulgid or fulgid
 
adj
 
[C15: from Latin fulgēre to shine, flash]
 
'fulgently or fulgid
 
adv

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fulgent
early 15c., from L. fulgens (gen. fulgentis), prp. of fulgere "to shine," related to fulgur "lightning," flagrare "to blaze, glow, burn" (see bleach).
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