Candent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Candent is an adjective meaning (now rare) Glowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat.
Meaning
(now rare) Glowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat.
Example Sentences
beneath them also flowered, like some immense coloured crystal, a semicircle of lake water, candent and faithful as a magic lantern to the startled images of fish scattering and reforming with movements of surprise, curiosity, perhaps even pleasure.
Synonyms for candent
Depending on context, synonyms include light, incandescent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include incandescent, light, ire, candescent, lambent, flammeous.
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