different between effulgent vs illustrious

English

Etymology

From Latin effulg?ns (“flashing, glittering”), present participle of effulge? (“to shine or gleam forth, flash, glitter”), from ?- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out; away’)) + fulge? (“to flash, gleam, glisten, glitter, shine”) (from Proto-Indo-European *b?el- (“shiny; white”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??f?ld?(?)nt/, /?-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??f?ld??nt/
• Hyphenation: ef?fulg?ent

Adjective

effulgent (comparative more effulgent, superlative most effulgent)

1. (literary, also figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining.

   Synonyms: (obsolete) profulgent; see also Thesaurus:shining

Alternative forms

• affulgent

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ef?ful.?ent/, [?f?f?????n?t?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ef?ful.d??ent/, [?f?ful??d???n?t?]

Verb

effulgent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of effulge?

English

Etymology

From Latin ill?stris (“bright, shining; distinguished, prominent, illustrious”) +? -ous (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree”). Ill?stris is derived from ill?str? (“to brighten, illuminate; to make famous or illustrious”), from in- (“prefix meaning ‘in, inside’”) + lustr? (“to purify by making a sacrifice; to brighten, illuminate”) (from lustr? (“purificatory sacrifice”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”) or *lewh?- (“to wash”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l?s.t??.?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??l?s.t?i.?s/, /-?l?s-/
• Hyphenation: il?lus?tri?ous

Adjective

illustrious (comparative more illustrious, superlative most illustrious)

1. Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known, especially due to past achievements or noble qualities. [from mid 16th c.]

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Related terms

• lustrious

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Further reading

• illustrious (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia