Synonyms for effulgence
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Noun
radiance, glory, splendor US, splendour UK, shine, brightness, luster US, lustre UK, refulgence, resplendence, refulgency, radiancy, brilliancy
Definitions
- n. 1
A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
Related words
- Other spellings
- affulgence effulgency
Forms
- Plural
- effulgences → radiances, glories, splendors, shines…
Example sentences
- glory You can't appreciate the flies in all their glory.
- shine The stars shine brightly in the vastness of space.
- brightness Each night we spot the brightness in the distance.
- radiance What is life without the radiance of love?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| effulgence | steady | |
| glory | rising | |
| shine | rising | |
| brightness | steady | |
| radiance | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- glory2, shine1
- 6 letters
- luster2, lustre2
- 8 letters
- radiance3, splendor2, radiancy
- 9 letters
- splendour
- 10 letters
- brightness2, brilliancy, refulgence, refulgency
- 12 letters
- resplendence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (glory2 = 2 syllables).