fulgurant

English

Adjective

fulgurant (comparative more fulgurant, superlative most fulgurant)

1. resembling a lightning flash; fulgurous

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French

Etymology

From Latin fulgur (“lightning”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fyl.ɡy.ʁɑ̃/

Verb

fulgurant

1. present participle of fulgurer

Adjective

fulgurant (feminine singular fulgurante, masculine plural fulgurants, feminine plural fulgurantes)

1. flashing, dazzling, full of lightning
2. quick as a flash, fast as lightning
3. (of pain) intense, sharp
4. (in regards to the imagination or spirit) striking

Further reading

• “fulgurant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Latin

Verb

fulgurant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of fulgurō