Monday, October 03, 2005

Word of the Day: Effulgence

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Word of the Day for Monday October 3, 2005

effulgence \i-FUL-juhn(t)s\, noun: The state of being bright
and radiant; splendor; brilliance.

From Latin ex- "out of, from" +
fulgere, "to shine." The adjective form of the word is
effulgent.

4 comments:

Sushi Tazumi said...

Poster girl is an effulgence! haha!

t said...

Teehee, aww thanks Poster Boy!! =D Perhaps we can add it to our list of Superhero qualities!

*~Poster Girl~*

Anonymous said...

What's the opposite of Effulgence.

Cause I'm feeling pretty dull and sleepy.... 10 cups of coffee couldn't save me at this moment.

- Earl

t said...

Awww, I can't picture you dull and sleepy! :)

Antonymns at http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=Effulgence