Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

effulgence

/ɪˈfʌl.d͡ʒəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: ef-ful-gence
IPA: /ɪˈfʌl.d͡ʒəns/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] the clear effulgence of the stars by night […]"
"He stood for a moment taking in the effulgence."
"Enough then, that I not only recognised my natural body from the mere aura and effulgence of certain of the powers that made up my spirit, […]."
"These jewels, drinking in the sunshine by day, gave it forth during the hours of darkness in a radiance of pink light and a soft effulgence as of moonbeams."

Etymology

From Latin ex- (“out of, from”) and fulgere (“to shine”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ence.

Usage

Inflected Forms

effulgences (plural) affulgence (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

effulgent refulgence

Synonyms

radiance radiancy shine refulgence refulgency

Questions

How do you pronounce effulgence?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈfʌl.d͡ʒəns/.
What does effulgence mean?: A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
Where does effulgence come from?: From Latin ex- (“out of, from”) and fulgere (“to shine”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ence.

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