incandescent

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

glowing with intense heat, or marked by brilliant passion and brilliance

In a sentence

Incandescent in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing incandescent in a sentence.

Her incandescent enthusiasm lit up the entire rehearsal.

Synonyms

glowingradiantbrilliantluminous

Antonyms

dulldim

Keep going

a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions

attacking or undermining traditional beliefs and institutions

guided by ideals rather than by practical considerations

a peculiar habit or feature distinctive to an individual

excessively or blindly devoted to something or someone

extreme admiration or worship of someone or something, often to an excessive degree

to admire or revere someone to an excessive degree

charmingly peaceful and free of trouble

Common questions

Incandescent (adjective) means glowing with intense heat, or marked by brilliant passion and brilliance

Here is incandescent used in an example sentence: "Her incandescent enthusiasm lit up the entire rehearsal."

Common synonyms for incandescent include glowing, radiant, brilliant, luminous.

Antonyms of incandescent include dull, dim.

Incandescent is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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