scintillating meaning

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scintillating (adjective): brilliantly clever.

scintillating has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

scintillating as an adjective

  1. brilliantly clever
    • scintillating wit
    • a play full of scintillating dialogue

    Similar: intelligent

  2. marked by high spirits or excitement
    • his fertile effervescent mind
    • scintillating personality
    • a row of sparkly cheerleaders

    Synonyms: bubbling, effervescent, frothy, sparkly

    Similar: lively

  3. 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, scintillant, sparkly

    Similar: bright

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in NG · 13-letter words

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