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in⋅can⋅des⋅cent

  [in-kuhn-des-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. (of light) produced by incandescence.
2. glowing or white with heat.
3. intensely bright; brilliant.
4. brilliant; masterly; extraordinarily lucid: an incandescent masterpiece; incandescent wit.
5. aglow with ardor, purpose, etc.: the incandescent vitality of youth.
Origin:
1785–95; < L incandēscent- (s. of incandēscēns), prp. of incandēscere to glow. See in- 2 , candescent

Related forms:
in⋅can⋅des⋅cent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
5. electrifying, brilliant, dynamic.
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in·can·des·cent   (ĭn'kən-děs'ənt)   
adj.  

  1. Emitting visible light as a result of being heated.

  2. Shining brilliantly; very bright. See Synonyms at bright.

  3. Characterized by ardent emotion, intensity, or brilliance: an incandescent performance.

in'can·des'cent·ly adv.
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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