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Definition of Refulgency
1. Noun. The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light.
Generic synonyms: Brightness
Specialized synonyms: Gleam, Gleaming, Glow, Lambency, Luster, Lustre, Sheen, Shininess, Burnish, Gloss, Glossiness, Polish
Derivative terms: Effulgent, Radiant, Radiate, Radiate, Radiant, Radiate, Refulgent, Refulgent, Shine, Shine, Shine, Shiny, Shiny
Definition of Refulgency
1. Noun. The property of being refulgent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Refulgency
Literary usage of Refulgency
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Quarterly Review by William Gifford, George Walter Prothero, John Gibson Lockhart, John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, John Taylor Coleridge, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, William Macpherson, William Smith (1875)
"... but we call refulgency ;' and he pretends to have been taught by spirits
summoned for the purpose. Here also we have, with some slight augmentation, ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to reflected light: spec, shining, brightness, sheen, brilliance, gloss,
glaze, reflet (French), lucency (rare), refulgence, refulgency, splendor, ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"... refulgency,(re-fuj'-jen-sç) J dour; brightness. REFULGENT, (re-ful'-jent) a.
Bright; shining ; glittering ; splendid. REFI I.GENTLY, (re-fnl'-jent-Ie) ..."
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