incandescente

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French

Adjective

incandescente

  1. feminine singular of incandescent

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Latin

Participle

incandēscente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of incandēscēns

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈsẽ.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.dɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/, /ĩ.kɐ̃.dɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: in‧can‧des‧cen‧te

Adjective

incandescente m or f (plural incandescentes)

  1. incandescent

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /inkandesˈθente/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /inkandeˈsente/
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: in‧can‧des‧cen‧te

Adjective

incandescente m or f (masculine and feminine plural incandescentes)

  1. incandescent
    Synonym: reluciente

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