Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

effulgent

/ɪˈfʌld͡ʒənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
ef-fulg-ent
IPA
/ɪˈfʌld͡ʒənt/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Radiant, resplendent, shining.

Literary

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin effulgēns (“flashing, glittering”), present participle of effulgeō (“to shine or gleam forth, flash, glitter”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out; away’)) + fulgeō (“to flash, gleam, glisten, glitter, shine”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny; white”)). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰel-, effulgēns

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪˈfʌld͡ʒənt/
  • British English: /ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)nt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more effulgent (comparative) most effulgent (superlative) affulgent (alternative)

Derived Forms

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Questions

How do you pronounce effulgent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈfʌld͡ʒənt/.
What does effulgent mean?
Radiant, resplendent, shining.
Where does effulgent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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