effulgence

noun /ɪˈfʌl.d͡ʒəns/

1. A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.

   countable, uncountable

   […] the clear effulgence of the stars by night […]

Where it comes from

From Latin ex- (“out of, from”) and fulgere (“to shine”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ence.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry effulgence (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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