incandescent
Plural: incandescents
Adjective Satellite
- emitting light as a result of being heated
- "an incandescent bulb"
- characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
- "an incandescent performance"
Adj
- Emitting light as a result of being heated.
- Shining very brightly.
- Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.
- Extremely angry; furious.
Noun
- An incandescent lamp or bulb.
Examples
- She is incandescent with rage because someone stole her wallet.
- The incandescent performance enraptured the audience.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (intensifying prefix) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
incandescent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordincandescent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
incandescent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
incandescent: valid Words With Friends Word