incandescent

• Beschreibt etwas, das durch Erhitzung Licht ausstrahlt; wird auch im übertragenen Sinn für starke Gefühle oder großen Glanz verwendet.

Describes something that emits light as a result of being heated; also used figuratively to describe intense emotion or brilliance.

1. Emitting light from heatC1formalscientific

   Producing light as a result of being heated to a high temperature.

   Glühend

   • The incandescent bulb glowed warmly in the room.
   • Lava from the volcano was incandescent as it flowed down the slope.
   • The metal became incandescent in the forge before it was shaped.

   Synonymeglowingheatedluminousred-hotwhite

2. Full of strong emotionC2formal

   Characterized by intense emotion, passion, or brilliance.

   Leidenschaftlich

   • She gave an incandescent performance that moved the audience to tears.
   • His incandescent anger was visible to everyone in the room.
   • The writer's incandescent prose captured the beauty of the landscape.

   Synonymeardentemotionalferventfervidfieryimpassionedintensepassionatevehementzealous

   Antonymeapatheticindifferentphlegmaticstoicunemotional