Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subfulgent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-ful-gent
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat or slightly shining.

Example Sentences

"I could barely see in the subfulgent light."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English fulgent English subfulgent From sub- + fulgent.

Questions

What does subfulgent mean?: Somewhat or slightly shining.
Where does subfulgent come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English fulgent English subfulgent From sub- + fulgent.

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