Coruscate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reflect brightly

be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌmbɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒɹəskˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒɹəskˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌmbɚ/.

Examples

Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
The musical performance sparkled
A scintillating conversation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sparkle scintillate

Parts of Speech

verb	reflect brightly “Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside”
verb	be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity “The musical performance sparkled”

Word Forms

sparkle	noun	the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
sparkler	noun	diamonds
sparkling	noun	a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
scintillant	adjective	having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
scintillation	noun	the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
coruscant	adjective	having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
coruscation	noun	the occurrence of a small flash or spark

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

funkeln

hell reflektieren

🇫🇷French

briller

refléter brillamment

🇪🇸Spanish

grillar

reflejar brillantemente

🇮🇹Italian

coruscato

riflettere brillantemente

🇳🇱Dutch

schitteren

reflecteren helder

🇵🇹Portuguese

brilhar

refletir brilhantemente

🇷🇺Russian

сверкать

ярко отражать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोरुस्केट

उज्ज्वल रूप से प्रतिबिंबित करें

🇮🇳Tamil

கொருஸ்கேட்

பிரகாசமாக பிரதிபலிக்கின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

కోర్స్కేట్

ప్రకాశవంతంగా ప్రతిబింబిస్తాయి

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોરુસ્કેટ

તેજસ્વી પ્રતિબિંબિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊರುಸ್ಕೇಟ್

ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോർസ്കേറ്റ്

തിളക്കത്തോടെ പ്രതിഫലിപ്പിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

焕发

反射明亮

🇯🇵Japanese

コルスケート

明るく反射する

🇰🇷Korean

코르크 모양으로 만들다

밝게 반사하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có đường viền

phản chiếu rực rỡ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bercahaya

mencerminkan dengan terang

🇲🇾Malay

koruskat

mencerminkan dengan terang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لمع

تعكس الزاهية

🇮🇷Persian

مخروطی

منعکس کننده روشن

🇹🇷Turkish

korskat

parlak bir şekilde yansıt

🇮🇱Hebrew

קורוסקט

לשקף בבהירות

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The primary meaning of 'coruscate' is 'reflect brightly'.

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Using 'coruscate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'coruscate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'coruscate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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