Effulgence

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A brilliant radiance.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A shining forth, as of light; great luster or brightness; splendor: as, the effulgence of divine glory.
  • n. Synonyms Brilliance, Luster, etc. See radiance.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    brightness   
    Cross Reference
    effulgent   
    Hyponym
    glossiness    shininess    gloss    glow    luster    lustre    burnish    lambency    sheen    gleam   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    splendor   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    radiance    orb    luster    lustre    resplendence    splendour    luminary    halo    illumination    sheen