Link Centre Dictionary

coruscant

co·rus·cant

UK/kəˈɹʌskənt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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”

Origin

From Latin coruscāns (“glittering”), present participle of coruscō.

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.