Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scintillant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scintillant \Scin"til*lant\, a. [L. scintillans, p. pr. of
scintillare to sparkle. See {Scintillate}.]
Emitting sparks, or fine igneous particles; sparkling. --M.
Green.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scintillant
adj : having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle
beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water";
"his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop
window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery
costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the
scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins";
"`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)},
{fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery},
{scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]
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