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scintillant

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scintillant  \Scin"til*lant\,  a.  [L.  scintillans,  p.  pr  of 
  scintillare  to  sparkle.  See  {Scintillate}.] 
  Emitting  sparks,  or  fine  igneous  particles;  sparkling.  --M. 
  Green. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  scintillant 
  adj  :  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"  [syn:  {aglitter(p)}, 
  {fulgid},  {glinting},  {glistering},  {glittering},  {glittery}, 
  {scintillating},  {sparkling(a)},  {sparkly}]




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