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单词 rutilant
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Definition of rutilant in English:

rutilant

adjective ˈruːtɪl(ə)ntˈro͞odələnt
literary
  • Glowing or glittering with red or golden light.

    rutilant gems
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Diana Rigg cuts a fine figure as Agrippina and, despite a ragingly rutilant Louise Brooks wig, as Phèdre.
    Synonyms
    white-hot, intensely hot, red-hot, burning, fiery, on fire, blazing, ablaze, aflame

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin rutilant- 'glowing red', from the verb rutilare, from rutilus 'reddish'.

 
 

Definition of rutilant in US English:

rutilant

adjectiveˈro͞odələnt
literary
  • Glowing or glittering with red or golden light.

    rutilant gems
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Diana Rigg cuts a fine figure as Agrippina and, despite a ragingly rutilant Louise Brooks wig, as Phèdre.
    Synonyms
    white-hot, intensely hot, red-hot, burning, fiery, on fire, blazing, ablaze, aflame

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin rutilant- ‘glowing red’, from the verb rutilare, from rutilus ‘reddish’.

 
 
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