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effulgence

/ɪˈfʌl.d͡ʒəns/

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What does effulgence mean?

noun

  1. A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɪˈfʌl.d͡ʒəns/

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When the fire is made, you want to sit in front of it and grow genial in its effulgence.
Charles Dudley WarnerThe Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2671
The accent he possessed at thirty was with him in all its pristine effulgence at eighty-five.
Elbert HubbardJohn Jacob AstorProject Gutenberg ebook #412
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Beneath the glorious effulgence of the two moons the scene was one of indescribable loveliness, tinged with the weirdness of strange enchantment.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThuvia, maid of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #72
He had demonstrated clearly enough to himself, during that brief season of unrestrained effulgence, that he had within him the making of a great pulpit orator.
Harold FredericThe Damnation of Theron WareProject Gutenberg ebook #133
She sat holding it in her hand, while the music penetrated her whole being like an effulgence, warming and brightening the dark places of her soul.
Kate ChopinThe Awakening, and Selected Short StoriesProject Gutenberg ebook #160