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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(now rare) Glowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat..
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.
Use candent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Candent means (now rare) Glowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat..
Common synonyms include light, incandescent.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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