incandescent
adjective
[ ɪnkanˈdɛs(ə)nt ]
• emitting light as a result of being heated.
• "plumes of incandescent liquid rock"
Similar:
white-hot,
intensely hot,
red-hot,
burning,
fiery,
on fire,
blazing,
ablaze,
aflame,
glowing,
aglow,
radiant,
bright,
brilliant,
dazzling,
shining,
luminous,
gleaming,
glowy,
fervid,
ardent,
rutilant,
lucent,
candescent,
fervent,
• full of strong emotion; passionate.
• "she felt an incandescent love for life"
Origin:
late 18th century: from French, from Latin incandescent- ‘glowing’, from the verb incandescere, from in- (expressing intensive force) + candescere ‘become white’ (from candidus ‘white’).
