incandescent

adjective
UK: /ˌɪnkænˈdesənt/
US: /ˌɪnkænˈdesənt/

  1. Emitting light as a result of being heated.

    1. The incandescent bulb lit the room.
    2. The metal became incandescent with the extreme heat from the forge.

  2. Extremely angry or passionate.

    1. Her anger was incandescent after the argument.
    2. The speaker delivered an incandescent speech about social injustice.

Synonyms

glowing shining radiant fiery blazing passionate
incandescent noun

  1. The light produced by a body when it is heated.

    1. We saw incandescent from the lava.
    2. The artist captured the soft incandescent of the setting sun beautifully.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "incandescent" in English means: Emitting light as a result of being heated., Extremely angry or passionate..

The phonetic transcription of "incandescent" is /ˌɪnkænˈdesənt/ in British English and /ˌɪnkænˈdesənt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "incandescent": glowing, shining, radiant, fiery, blazing, passionate.

Example usage of "incandescent": "The incandescent bulb lit the room.". More examples on the page.