Effulgent (adj)
ef-ul-jent
Shining brightly; radiant. / (of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness.
Mid 18th century (earlier ( mid 17th century) as effulgence): from Latin effulgent- ‘shining brightly’, from the verb effulgere, from ex- ‘out’ + fulgere ‘to shine’.
Example sentences
“As I gazed up at the effulgent moon.”
“Her effulgent smile made her the most beautiful thing in the room.”
