fulgidadj.

Brit.

/ˈfʌldʒɪd/, U.S.

/ˈfʊldʒəd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin fulgidus.

Etymology: < classical Latin fulgidus shining, brilliant, in post-classical Latin also with reference to animals or plants (late 18th cent. or earlier) < fulgēre to shine (see fulgent adj.) + -idus -id suffix¹. Compare Middle French fulgide (a1507 in an apparently isolated attestation). Compare earlier fulgent adj.

1. = fulgent adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > flashing

flaming?a1400

flashing1548

brandishing1581

lamping1590

lightening1592

flashy1609

fulgid1610

bickering1667

coruscating1705

outflaming1856

aglance1880

flashful1890

1610 J. Healey tr. Virgil in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God v. xii. 215/2 Others can better practise lawes loud iarres, Or teach the motions of the fulgid starres [L. surgentia sidera].

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Fulgid, shining, glistering, bright.

1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber ii. i. iii. vi. 74 It is a Tincture of Redness of most exuberant Reflection, and fulgid Splendor.

1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. x. 547 Thro' the brown Shade the fulgid Weapons shin'd.

1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 51 The fulgid sunbeams spread abroad their animating light.

1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis xi. 261 A very black robe fulgid with a dark splendour.

1858 R. W. Emerson Bks. in Atlantic Monthly Jan. 348/1 Daemons with fulgid eyes, and all the rest of the Platonic rhetoric, exalted a little under the African sun, sail before his eyes.

1902 T. Hardy Poems of Past & Present 34 On bruise and blood-hole, scar and seam, On blade and bolt, he flung his fulgid beam.

1967 Landfall Mar. 40 Gold was his colour—citrine, ponderous, mute, fulgid—his substance.

2002 G. S. de Anda Heartfelt Affectations viii. 170 His eyes had the wild, fulgid light of a drunken, religious fanatic.

2. Of an insect, plant, etc.: bright reddish in colour, esp. with metallic reflections. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1784 J. Abercrombie Propagation & Bot. Arrangem. Plants & Trees II. 753 [Geranium] fulgidum..Fulgid, or Bright-red-flowered.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxv. 652 Our native coppers also..are remarkable for the fulgid colour of these organs.

1948 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 74 46 Subgeneric Characters.—Fulgid forms, with the head and thorax generally more coarsely punctate.

2015 National Herald Tribune (Pakistan) (Nexis) 30 June Letting these seeds blossom into fruits bitter in taste yet fulgid in appearance.

Derivatives

† fulgidity n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > brilliance

alightingeOE

cleretea1340

blasenessa1398

clarityc1400

splendourc1450

resplendishure?1473

resplendour?1473

resplendence?a1475

resplendishing1479

flamingc1540

blazing1563

blaze1586

fulgence1592

fulgoura1600

resplendency1599

splendence1604

nitor1607

refulgence1624

refulgency?1624

fulgurea1634

fulgency1643

fulgidity1656

lucency1656

transplendency1664

vividness1668

brillant1676

shiningness1703

fulgurity1721

vivacity1735

brilliancy1747

brilliance1755

flame1800

éclata1806

vividity1813

prefulgence1892

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Fulgidity, brightness, shining, glory.

1784 S. Low Winter Display'd 7 Black, joyless clouds obnubilate the sky, To screen us from his glad fulgidity.

1856 Melbourne Punch 12 June 146/1 Where, on close inspection, it appeared, Some rude mechanic's dirty hand had smeared, In fresh fulgidity the painting shews. In aureate glitter now the gas-light glows.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fulgid
释义	fulgidadj. Brit. /ˈfʌldʒɪd/, U.S. /ˈfʊldʒəd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin fulgidus. Etymology: < classical Latin fulgidus shining, brilliant, in post-classical Latin also with reference to animals or plants (late 18th cent. or earlier) < fulgēre to shine (see fulgent adj.) + -idus -id suffix¹. Compare Middle French fulgide (a1507 in an apparently isolated attestation). Compare earlier fulgent adj. 1. = fulgent adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > flashing flaming?a1400 flashing1548 brandishing1581 lamping1590 lightening1592 flashy1609 fulgid1610 bickering1667 coruscating1705 outflaming1856 aglance1880 flashful1890 1610 J. Healey tr. Virgil in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God v. xii. 215/2 Others can better practise lawes loud iarres, Or teach the motions of the fulgid starres [L. surgentia sidera]. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Fulgid, shining, glistering, bright. 1678 R. Russel tr. Jabir ibn Haiyan Wks. Geber ii. i. iii. vi. 74 It is a Tincture of Redness of most exuberant Reflection, and fulgid Splendor. 1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. x. 547 Thro' the brown Shade the fulgid Weapons shin'd. 1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 51 The fulgid sunbeams spread abroad their animating light. 1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis xi. 261 A very black robe fulgid with a dark splendour. 1858 R. W. Emerson Bks. in Atlantic Monthly Jan. 348/1 Daemons with fulgid eyes, and all the rest of the Platonic rhetoric, exalted a little under the African sun, sail before his eyes. 1902 T. Hardy Poems of Past & Present 34 On bruise and blood-hole, scar and seam, On blade and bolt, he flung his fulgid beam. 1967 Landfall Mar. 40 Gold was his colour—citrine, ponderous, mute, fulgid—his substance. 2002 G. S. de Anda Heartfelt Affectations viii. 170 His eyes had the wild, fulgid light of a drunken, religious fanatic. 2. Of an insect, plant, etc.: bright reddish in colour, esp. with metallic reflections. Now rare. ΚΠ 1784 J. Abercrombie Propagation & Bot. Arrangem. Plants & Trees II. 753 [Geranium] fulgidum..Fulgid, or Bright-red-flowered. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxv. 652 Our native coppers also..are remarkable for the fulgid colour of these organs. 1948 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 74 46 Subgeneric Characters.—Fulgid forms, with the head and thorax generally more coarsely punctate. 2015 National Herald Tribune (Pakistan) (Nexis) 30 June Letting these seeds blossom into fruits bitter in taste yet fulgid in appearance. Derivatives † fulgidity n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > brilliance alightingeOE cleretea1340 blasenessa1398 clarityc1400 splendourc1450 resplendishure?1473 resplendour?1473 resplendence?a1475 resplendishing1479 flamingc1540 blazing1563 blaze1586 fulgence1592 fulgoura1600 resplendency1599 splendence1604 nitor1607 refulgence1624 refulgency?1624 fulgurea1634 fulgency1643 fulgidity1656 lucency1656 transplendency1664 vividness1668 brillant1676 shiningness1703 fulgurity1721 vivacity1735 brilliancy1747 brilliance1755 flame1800 éclata1806 vividity1813 prefulgence1892 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Fulgidity, brightness, shining, glory. 1784 S. Low Winter Display'd 7 Black, joyless clouds obnubilate the sky, To screen us from his glad fulgidity. 1856 Melbourne Punch 12 June 146/1 Where, on close inspection, it appeared, Some rude mechanic's dirty hand had smeared, In fresh fulgidity the painting shews. In aureate glitter now the gas-light glows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1610
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