candent

[ kan-duhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

glowing with heat; being at a white heat.

candent

/ ˈkændənt /

adjective

See incandescent
an archaic word for incandescent

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Word History and Origins

Origin of candent¹

1570–80; < Latin candent- (stem of candēns, present participle of candēre to be shining white), equivalent to cand- bright ( candid ) + -ent- -ent

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Word History and Origins

Origin of candent¹

C16: from Latin candēre to shine

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Example Sentences

It flameth white and candent like Camphire, but dissolveth not in aqua fortis, like it.

From Project Gutenberg

The low ceiling was fused where the day poured through, became a candent vapour, volatilised.

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The canoe going downstream appeared to dissolve in candent vapour.

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