incandescente
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Adjective
incandescente
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin incandēscentem, present active participle of incandēscō (“to grow warm; to kindle”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
incandescente (plural incandescenti)
- white-hot, incandescent (emitting light as a result of being heated)
- Synonyms: arroventato, rovente
- (by extension, hyperbolic) scorching hot, scalding hot, boiling hot
- Synonyms: arroventato, bollente, infuocato, rovente
- Antonyms: freddo, gelido, ghiacciato
- (figurative) fiery, hot, spirited
- Synonyms: acceso, ardente, arroventato, infiammato, infuocato, rovente, vivace
- Antonyms: calmo, freddo, sonnolento, tranquillo
Derived terms
Further reading
- incandescente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Participle
incandēscente
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: in‧can‧des‧cen‧te
Adjective
incandescente m or f (plural incandescentes)
Pronunciation
Adjective
incandescente m or f (masculine and feminine plural incandescentes)
- incandescent
- Synonym: reluciente
Further reading
- “incandescente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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