incandescente

incandescente

1. feminine singular of incandescent

Borrowed from Latin incandēscentem, present active participle of incandēscō (“to grow warm; to kindle”).

• IPA^(key): /in.kan.deʃˈʃɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: in‧can‧de‧scèn‧te

incandescente (plural incandescenti)

1. white-hot, incandescent (emitting light as a result of being heated)

   Synonyms: arroventato, rovente

2. (by extension, hyperbolic) scorching hot, scalding hot, boiling hot

   Synonyms: arroventato, bollente, infuocato, rovente

   Antonyms: freddo, gelido, ghiacciato

3. (figurative) fiery, hot, spirited

   Synonyms: acceso, ardente, arroventato, infiammato, infuocato, rovente, vivace

   Antonyms: calmo, freddo, sonnolento, tranquillo

• incandescenza

• incandescente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

incandēscente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of incandēscēns

• Hyphenation: in‧can‧des‧cen‧te

incandescente m or f (plural incandescentes)

1. incandescent

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /inkandesˈθente/ [ĩŋ.kãn̪.d̪esˈθẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /inkandeˈsente/ [ĩŋ.kãn̪.d̪eˈsẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: in‧can‧des‧cen‧te

incandescente m or f (masculine and feminine plural incandescentes)

1. incandescent

   Synonym: reluciente

• “incandescente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014