'Scintillating' definitions:
Definition of 'scintillating'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue"
adjective
Marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly]
adjective
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, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly]
Definition of 'Scintillating'
From: GCIDE
- Scintillate \Scin"til*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scintillated; p. pr. & vb. n. Scintillating.] [L. scintillare, scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. Stencil.]
- 1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles. [1913 Webster]
- As the electrical globe only scintillates when rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'scintillating'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ablaze,
- adroit,
- afire,
- aflame,
- aflicker,
- aglow,
- alight,
- apt,
- ardent,
- Attic,
- biting,
- blazing,
- blinking,
- blinky,
- brainy,
- bright,
- brilliant,
- burning,
- candent,
- candescent,
- clever,
- comburent,
- conflagrant,
- coruscant,
- coruscating,
- dazzling,
- dexterous,
- droll,
- dynamic,
- effervescent,
- effulgent,
- engaging,
- entrancing,
- exciting,
- facetious,
- fascinating,
- flagrant,
- flaming,
- flaring,
- flashing,
- flickering,
- fuming,
- funny,
- gifted,
- gleaming,
- glimmering,
- glimmerous,
- glimmery,
- glistening,
- glistering,
- glittering,
- glittery,
- glowing,
- good,
- guttering,
- humorous,
- humorsome,
- ignescent,
- ignited,
- in a blaze,
- in a glow,
- in flames,
- incandescent,
- inflamed,
- invigorating,
- jesting,
- jocose,
- jocular,
- joking,
- joky,
- joshing,
- keen,
- keen-witted,
- kindled,
- live,
- lively,
- living,
- lustrous,
- mordant,
- nimble,
- nimble-witted,
- no dumbbell,
- not born yesterday,
- on fire,
- pointed,
- pungent,
- quick,
- quick-thinking,
- quick-witted,
- radiant,
- rapier-like,
- reeking,
- salt,
- salty,
- scintillant,
- scintillescent,
- sharp,
- sharp-witted,
- shimmering,
- shimmery,
- shining,
- smart,
- smoking,
- smoldering,
- spangly,
- sparking,
- sparkling,
- sprightly,
- steel-trap,
- stimulating,
- talented,
- tinselly,
- twinkling,
- twinkly,
- unextinguished,
- unquenched,
- vivacious,
- whimsical,
- witty