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Word of the Day – Refulgent

By November 14, 2023Word of the Day

Refulgent (adj)

re-ful-jent

Shining brightly; radiant; gleaming.

Refulgent was first recorded in 1500–10, and comes from a form of the Latin word refulgēre, “to radiate light.”

Example sentences

“…as we sat and watched the refulgent sunset.”

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