English → Latin
“flare” in Latin
coruscōto shake, brandish, wave, move about; to shake, vibrate, flit; to strike or flash lightningfulgeōto blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine; to be resplendent, illustrious, conspicuous (thanks to splendeōto shine, glitter, gleam, glisten; to be bright; to be bright, distinguished or illustriousniteōto be radiant, shine, look bright, glitter, sparkle, glisten; to be sleek or in good condition; to look flourishing or tflagrōto burn, blazeārdēscōto kindle, catch fire; to become inflamed; to erupt (of a volcano)exārdēscōto flare or blaze up; to glow; to rage, blaze forth, burst forth, flare up, become fired, inflamed, excitedsplendēscōto brighten, begin to shine
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
flare
coruscare (Vid: Verg., Aen., 5, 64); also tremula flamma ardere (†): fulgere: splendere: nitere [SYN. in To SHINE]: flagrare (to blaze): ardescere: exardescere (to burn in a flame): splendescere (to grow bright).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for flare?
- The usual Latin words for “flare” are coruscō, fulgeō, splendeō; also niteō, flagrō, ārdēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.