Scintillant

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scintillant \Scin"til*lant\, a. [L. scintillans, p. pr. of
     scintillare to sparkle. See {Scintillate}.]
     Emitting sparks, or fine igneous particles; sparkling. --M.
     Green.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scintillant
       adj : having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle
             beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water";
             "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop
             window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery
             costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the
             scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins";
             "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)},
             {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering},
              {glittery}, {scintillating}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]