摘要: Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 30, 2022 is: effulgence • \ih-FULL-junss\ ...
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 30, 2022 is:
effulgence • \ih-FULL-junss\ • noun
Effulgence means "radiant splendor" or "brilliance."
// The state capitol's golden dome shone with brilliant effulgence in the late afternoon light.
Examples:
"His oil portrait silently observed us. His brother Robert who painted it didn't go for the obvious choice and recreate Dad's life-of-the-party effulgence, but instead captured his pensive look, as if he's listening intensely to what you are asking, and he may or may not answer you." — Jamie Brickhouse, The Huffington Post, 21 June 2022
Did you know?
Need a shiny word to bust out at your next disco party, planetarium visit, or fireworks gathering? How about effulgence? It’s not a shiny "new" word, having made its English language debut in the 17th century, but it does come from the Latin verb fulgēre, meaning "to shine." Effulgence isn’t used for bog-standard brightness, however; it’s reserved for shininess that dazzles, inspires, leaves you gobsmacked—in other words, "radiant splendor."
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