English → Latin
“refulgent” in Latin
clārusclear, bright; renowned, famous, famed, distinguished, illustrious, celebrated, glorious; upstanding, respectedfulgeōto blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine; to be resplendent, illustrious, conspicuous (thanks to splendidussplendid, bright, glittering; distinguished, noble, illustriousnitidusshining, polished, glittering; handsome, beautiful, good-looking; healthy-looking, well conditionedniteōto be radiant, shine, look bright, glitter, sparkle, glisten; to be sleek or in good condition; to look flourishing or tlūminōsusbright, luminous, full of light
The English word refulgent itself goes back to Latin fulgeō, through refulgentem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
refulgent
clarus: fulgens: splendidus: nitidus: nitens: luminosus. SYN. in BRIGHT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for refulgent?
- The usual Latin words for “refulgent” are clārus, fulgeō, splendidus; also nitidus, niteō, lūminōsus. 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.