candent
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin candentem, from candere.
Adjective
editcandent (comparative more candent, superlative most candent)
- (now rare) Glowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat.
- 1958, Lawrence Durrell, Balthazar:
- beneath them also flowered, like some immense coloured crystal, a semicircle of lake water, candent and faithful as a magic lantern to the startled images of fish scattering and reforming with movements of surprise, curiosity, perhaps even pleasure.
Latin
editVerb
editcandent