scintillousadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɪntᵻləs/, U.S.

/ˈsɪn(t)ələs/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: scintilla n., -ous suffix; Latin scintilla , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scintilla n. or its etymon classical Latin scintilla + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin scintillosus (6th cent.). Compare earlier scintillously adv., scintillose adj. N.E.D. (1910) indicates the stress as scinˈtillous.

Now rare.

Sparkling, scintillating (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [adjective] > bright, sparkling

bright1619

sparkling1701

scintillating1793

scintillous1826

feather-heeled1840

pétillant1902

1826 T. Moore Diary 17 Feb. in Mem. (1854) V. 49 The grand march of the line,..coming after the broken and scintillous verses that precede it.

1872 Horticulturalist Mar. 82 Scintillous as with diamond dust.

1910 M. G. Carleton Autobiogr. Disembodied Soul xv. 160 The scintillous orbs that bediamonded the concave above them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scintillous
释义	scintillousadj. Brit. /ˈsɪntᵻləs/, U.S. /ˈsɪn(t)ələs/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: scintilla n., -ous suffix; Latin scintilla , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scintilla n. or its etymon classical Latin scintilla + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin scintillosus (6th cent.). Compare earlier scintillously adv., scintillose adj. N.E.D. (1910) indicates the stress as scinˈtillous. Now rare. Sparkling, scintillating (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [adjective] > bright, sparkling bright1619 sparkling1701 scintillating1793 scintillous1826 feather-heeled1840 pétillant1902 1826 T. Moore Diary 17 Feb. in Mem. (1854) V. 49 The grand march of the line,..coming after the broken and scintillous verses that precede it. 1872 Horticulturalist Mar. 82 Scintillous as with diamond dust. 1910 M. G. Carleton Autobiogr. Disembodied Soul xv. 160 The scintillous orbs that bediamonded the concave above them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826
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