scintillant

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪntɪlənt/

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Adjective

scintillant (comparative more scintillant, superlative most scintillant)

1. That scintillates.
   • 1950, Jack Vance, Dying Earth:

     The father said with patience, "I will bestow on you my fine white horse, my Expansible Egg for your shelter, my Scintillant Dagger to illuminate the night […]

Translations

that scintillates

• Bulgarian: искрящ (bg) (iskrjašt)
• French: scintillant (fr) m
• Polish: błyszczący (pl)

French

Participle

scintillant

1. present participle of scintiller

Adjective

scintillant (feminine scintillante, masculine plural scintillants, feminine plural scintillantes)

1. scintillating

Further reading

• “scintillant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Verb

scintillant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of scintillō