effulgence

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ex- "out of, from" and fulgere "to shine".

[edit] Noun

effulgence

1. A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.

[edit] Quotations

• 1875, Henry James, Roderick Hudson, New York Edition 1909, hardcover, page 457

  He stood for a moment taking in the effulgence.

[edit] See also

• effulgent