Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Effulgent


“She looked up at the whirling effulgent cloud, and thought, I brought down the fire from heaven; I have lived with glory.” - Funeral Games

“But for this moment he had bent his head and, taking his father's cold hand in his, had out of season smelled that soft, sweet scent of cherry blossoms at the height of their brief, effulgent life.” - The Kaisho 

“I catch just one gaze on your effulgent expression, that slight lean of the head, and I see Botticelli's Aphrodite, that same mask of immaculateness beaming like a morning.” - Fictionaut: To A Christmas Angel

ef·ful·gent  /iˈfo͝oljənt/
Adjective
  1. Shining brightly; radiant.
  1. (of a person or expression) Emanating joy or goodness.
  1. shining forth brilliantly; radiant.
Synonyms 
radiant - brilliant - resplendent - luminous - shining

Don't we just love that word?

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