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incandescent

[in-kuhn-des-uhnt]

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adjective

(of light) produced by incandescence.

glowing or white with heat.

intensely bright; brilliant.

brilliant; masterly; extraordinarily lucid: an incandescent masterpiece; incandescent wit.

aglow with ardor, purpose, etc.: the incandescent vitality of youth.

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Origin:
1785–95; < Latin incandēscent- (stem of incandēscēns), present participle of incandēscere to glow. See in-², candescent

Related forms

in·can·des·cent·ly, adverb

non·in·can·des·cent, adjective

non·in·can·des·cent·ly, adverb

Synonyms
5. electrifying, brilliant, dynamic.

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World English Dictionary

incandescent (ˌɪnkænˈdɛs^ənt)

—*adj*
1.	emitting light as a result of being heated to a high temperature; red-hot or white-hot
2.	informal extremely angry; raging

[C18: from Latin incandescere to become hot, glow, from in-² + candescere to grow bright, from candēre to be white; see candid]

incan'descently

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

incandescent

1794, from L. incandescentem (nom. incandescens), prp. of incandescere "become warm, glow, kindle," from in- "within" + candescere "begin to glow, become white," inceptive of candere "to glow, to shine" (see candle).

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