scintillating
adjective
[ ˈsɪntɪleɪtɪŋ ]
• sparkling or shining brightly.
• "the scintillating sun"
Similar:
sparkling,
shining,
bright,
brilliant,
gleaming,
glittering,
twinkling,
coruscating,
flashing,
shimmering,
shimmery,
scintillant,
• brilliantly and excitingly clever or skilful.
• "the audience loved his scintillating wit"
Similar:
brilliant,
dazzling,
exciting,
exhilarating,
stimulating,
invigorating,
vivacious,
sparkling,
coruscating,
effervescent,
lively,
vibrant,
animated,
ebullient,
bright,
witty,
clever,
scintillate
verb
• emit flashes of light; sparkle.
• "the sleek boat seemed to scintillate with a dark blue light"
Similar:
sparkle,
shine,
gleam,
glitter,
flash,
shimmer,
twinkle,
glint,
glisten,
wink,
blink,
glister,
coruscate,
fulgurate,
effulge,
luminesce,
phosphoresce,
incandesce,
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin scintillat- ‘sparkled’, from the verb scintillare, from scintilla ‘spark’.
