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scintillant

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scin⋅til⋅lant

  [sin-tl-uhnt]
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–adjective
scintillating; sparkling.
Origin:
1600–10; < L scintillant- (s. of scintillāns, prp. of scintillāre to send out sparks; flash). See scintilla, -ant

Related forms:
scin⋅til⋅lant⋅ly, adverb
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scin·til·la   (sĭn-tĭl'ə)   
n.  

  1. A minute amount; an iota or trace.

  2. A spark; a flash.


[Latin, spark.]
scin'til·lant adj.
scin·til·late   (sĭn'tl-āt')   
v.   scin·til·lat·ed, scin·til·lat·ing, scin·til·lates

v.   intr.

  1. To throw off sparks; flash.

  2. To sparkle or shine. See Synonyms at flash.

  3. To be animated and brilliant: dinner conversation that scintillated.

v.   tr.
To give off (sparks or flashes).

[Latin scintillāre, scintillāt-, from scintilla, spark.]
scin'til·lant adj., scin'til·lat'ing·ly adv.
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