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单词 rutilant
释义

rutilant

[ root-l-uhnt ]
/ ˈrut l ənt /
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adjective

glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light.

Origin of rutilant

1490–1500; <Latin rutilant- (stem of rutilāns, present participle of rutilāre to glow red), equivalent to rutil(us) red, reddish + -ant--ant

Words nearby rutilant

rutherfordium, Rutherford scattering, ruthful, ruthless, rutidosis, rutilant, rutilated, rutile, rutin, Rutland, Rutlandshire
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Example sentences from the Web for rutilant

  • Standing against the wall and blinking at the rutilant glare of the room, Goliath the dwarf waited nervously.

    Fantazius Mallare|Ben Hecht
  • From the pit below came a rutilant groaning and sharp exclamations of pain and ecstasy.

    Painted Veils|James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for rutilant

rutilant
/ (ˈruːtɪlənt) /

adjective

rare of a reddish colour or glow

Word Origin for rutilant

C15: from Latin rutilāns having a red glow, from rutilāre, from rutilus ruddy, red
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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