candescent
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin candēscēns, present participle of candēscō (“to brighten, radiate, become red hot”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Adjective
editcandescent (comparative more candescent, superlative most candescent)
- glowing with heat; white-hot, incandescent.
- 2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 118:
- By then the sky is lightening, sun candescent at the hill of her shoulder.
Related terms
editLatin
editVerb
editcandēscent