in·can·des·cent

[in-kuhn-des-uhnt]
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; < Latin incandēscent- (stem of incandēscēns), present participle of incandēscere to glow. See in-2, candescent

in·can·des·cent·ly, adverb
non·in·can·des·cent, adjective
non·in·can·des·cent·ly, adverb


5. electrifying, brilliant, dynamic.
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incandescent (ˌɪnkænˈdɛsənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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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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Example sentences
They consume much less energy but provide light that is comparable to
  incandescent lights.
The music evokes the gamelan, or incandescent undersea creatures suddenly
  shadowed by a big fish.
Compact fluorescent lights are four times as efficient as today's incandescent
  bulbs and last ten to twenty times as long.
Nearly all types of incandescent light bulbs are fairly inexpensive to produce
  and are relatively inefficient.
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