June 10, 2026
Incandescent
adjectiveDefinition
Emitting light as a result of being heated; glowing with intense heat. Figuratively it means brilliantly intelligent or extremely animated with passion.
Example Sentence
“Her incandescent fury left the entire board of directors speechless.”
Etymology
From Latin incandescere (to become hot), from in- (into) + candescere (to become white-hot).
Scrabble Score
I1N1C3A1N1D2E1S1C3E1N1T1
INCANDESCENT scores 17 points in Scrabble.
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