incandescent

CEFRC2

/ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Glowing with heat or producing bright light.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Shining very brightly.

Examples

  • She was incandescent with joy upon hearing his proposal.

  • We replaced all incandescent lightbulbs with new energy-saving lightbulbs.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˌɪŋ.kænˈdɛs.ənt/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.

  2. Emitting light as a result of being heated.

  3. Extremely angry; furious.

More examples

In context

  • She is incandescent with rage because someone stole her wallet.

  • The incandescent performance enraptured the audience.

  • We will all go together when we go / All suffused with an incandescent glow

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (intensifying prefix) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).