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Fulgent — Ful gent, a. [L. fulgens, entis, p. pr. of fulgere to flash, glitter, shine, akin to Gr. ? to burn. See {Phlox}, {Flagrant}.] Exquisitely bright; shining; dazzling; effulgent. [1913 Webster] Other Thracians . . . fulgent morions wore. Glower.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fulgent — (v. lat.), glänzend; Fulgenz, Glanz, Schimmer … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Fulgént — (fulgīd, lat.), leuchtend, blendend … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Fulgént — (lat.), leuchtend, schimmernd; Fulgénz, Glanz, Schimmer … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Fulgent — Fulgent, lat. dtsch., leuchtend; Fulguration, Wetterleuchten, Silberblick … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
fulgent — index pretentious (ostentatious) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fulgent — early 15c., from L. fulgentem (nom. fulgens) shining, bright, prp. of fulgere to shine (see FULMINATE (Cf. fulminate)) … Etymology dictionary
fulgent — [ful′jənt] adj. [ME < L fulgens (gen. fulgentis), prp. of fulgere, to flash, shine < IE * bhleg , to shine, gleam > FLAME, BLACK] Literary very bright; radiant fulgently adv … English World dictionary
fulgent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fulgent , fulgens, present participle of fulgēre to shine; akin to Latin flagrare to burn more at black Date: 15th century dazzlingly bright ; radiant • fulgently adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
fulgent — [ fʌldʒ(ə)nt] adjective literary shining brightly. Origin ME: from L. fulgent , fulgere to shine … English new terms dictionary
