Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fulgidity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fulgid-i-ty
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

splendour; resplendence; effulgence

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The ceruleous canopy was merging into fulgidity from the ascension of Phoebus—every entity about me seemed to revel in the universal resuscitation."

Etymology

From fulgid + -ity. By surface analysis, Latin fulg(ere) + -id + -i- + -ty.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fulgid

Usage

Inflected Forms

fulgidities (plural)

Questions

What does fulgidity mean?: splendour; resplendence; effulgence
Where does fulgidity come from?: From fulgid + -ity. By surface analysis, Latin fulg(ere) + -id + -i- + -ty.

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