adjective shining brightly; radiant; gleaming: Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.
Origin: 1500–10; <
Latin refulgent- (stem of
refulgēns, present participle of
refulgēre to radiate light).
See re-, fulgent Related formsre·ful·gence, re·ful·gen·cy, re·ful·gent·ness, noun
re·ful·gent·ly, adverb
un·re·ful·gent, adjective
un·re·ful·gent·ly, adverb