scintillant meaning

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scintillant (adjective): having brief brilliant points or flashes of light.

Definition of scintillant

  1. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
    • bugle beads all aglitter
    • glinting eyes
    • glinting water
    • his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
    • shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
    • glittery costume jewelry
    • scintillant mica
    • the scintillating stars
    • a dress with sparkly sequins
    • `glistering' is an archaic term

    Synonyms: aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillating, sparkly

    Similar: bright

    Related forms: scintillate

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in NT · 11-letter words

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