different between incandescent vs quick-witted

English

Etymology

From French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (“intensifying prefix”) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n.kæn?d?s.?nt/, /???.kæn?d?s.?nt/, /??n.k?n?d?s.?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??n.kæn?d?s.?nt/, /??n.k?n?d?s.?nt/
• Rhymes: -?s?nt

Adjective

incandescent (comparative more incandescent, superlative most incandescent)

1. emitting light as a result of being heated
2. shining very brightly
3. showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.

Derived terms

• incandescent lamp

Related terms

• incandescence
• incandescently

Translations

Noun

incandescent (plural incandescents)

1. An incandescent lamp or bulb

Translations

See also

• fluorescent

French

Etymology

From Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (“intensifying prefix”) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.k??.d?.s??/
• Homophone: incandescents
• Hyphenation: in?can?de?scent

Adjective

incandescent (feminine singular incandescente, masculine plural incandescents, feminine plural incandescentes)

1. incandescent

   Lorsque cette masse incandescente sortit des entrailles de la terre, elle se trouva entourée d'eau et se refroidit rapidement. (Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, L'Archipel de Chausey, souvenirs d'un Naturaliste, Revue des Deux Mondes, tome 30, 1842)

Related terms

• incandescence

References

• “incandescent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

• “incandescent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

incand?scent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of incand?sc?

Romanian

Etymology

From French incandescens

Adjective

incandescent m or n (feminine singular incandescent?, masculine plural incandescen?i, feminine and neuter plural incandescente)

1. incandescent

Declension

English

Etymology

From quick +? wit +? -ed.

Adjective

quick-witted (comparative more quick-witted, superlative most quick-witted)

1. Mentally keen and alert.

   She was far too quick-witted to miss the implications of what he was saying.

Related terms

• witty

Translations