effulgence

English

Etymology

From Latin ex- (“out of, from”) and fulgere (“to shine”).

Noun

effulgence (uncountable)

1. A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
   • 1875, Henry James, Roderick Hudson, New York Edition 1909, hardcover, page 457

     He stood for a moment taking in the effulgence.

Related terms

• effulgent
• refulgence