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    fulgurant
    /ˈfʌlɡjʊrənt/

    adjective

    • 1. flashing or dazzling like lightning: literary "fulgurant candelabras"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fulgurantFulgurant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : flashing like lightning. also : brilliant. Word History. First Known Use. 1611, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of fulgurant was in 1611. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near fulgurant. fulgural. fulgurant. fulguration. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style. “Fulgurant.”

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › fulgurantFULGURANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Fulgurant definition: flashing like lightning.. See examples of FULGURANT used in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fulgurantFulgurant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning. “"these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner”. synonyms: dazzling, eye-popping, fulgurous.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFULGURANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    FULGURANT definition: flashing like lightning | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › fulgurantFulgurant - definition of fulgurant by The Free Dictionary

    Define fulgurant. fulgurant synonyms, fulgurant pronunciation, fulgurant translation, English dictionary definition of fulgurant. adj. Flashing like lightning; dazzlingly bright. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  7. www.definitions.net › definition › fulgurantWhat does fulgurant mean? - Definitions.net

    Fulgurant is an adjective that describes something as flashing like lightning, dazzling or extremely impressive. It is often used metaphorically to describe quick and sudden changes or impacts. The term is derived from the Latin word "fulgur," meaning lightning.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › fulgurantFulgurant Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Fulgurant definition: Flashing like lightning; dazzlingly bright.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › fulgurantfulgurant - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · fulgurant (feminine fulgurante, masculine plural fulgurants, feminine plural fulgurantes) flashing, dazzling, full of lightning. quick as a flash, fast as lightning. (of pain) intense, sharp. (in regards to the imagination or spirit) striking.

  10. wordsmith.org › words › fulgurantA.Word.A.Day --fulgurant

    Feb 27, 2024 · fulgurant. PRONUNCIATION: (FUHL/FULL-guh-ruhnt) MEANING: adjective: 1. Flashing like lightning. 2. Brilliant. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin fulgurate (to flash), from fulgor (brightness), from fulgere (to shine).

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › fulgurant_adjfulgurant, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the adjective fulgurant mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective fulgurant. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective fulgurant? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.