It's Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 10th.
Today's word is effulgence, spelled E-F-F-U-L-G-E-N-C-E.
Effulgence is a noun.
It means radiant splendor or brilliance.
Here's the word used in a sentence from fastcompany.com.
No one knows who suggested that the building be lit at night,
but the obvious inspiration was Times Square, an area famous for its nighttime effulgence.
Need a shiny word to bust out at your next disco party, planetarium visit, or fireworks gathering?
How about the word effulgence?
It's not a shiny new word, having made its English language debut in the 1600s,
but it's unusual and has a lovely Latin pedigree.
The verb fulgare meaning to shine.
Effulgence isn't used for bog standard brightness, however.
It's reserved for shininess that dazzles, inspires, leaves you gobsmacked.
In other words, radiant splendor.
With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.
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