incandescente
French
Adjective
incandescente
- feminine singular of incandescent
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin incandēscentem, present active participle of incandēscō (“to grow warm; to kindle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.kan.deʃˈʃɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: in‧can‧de‧scèn‧te
Adjective
incandescente m or f (plural incandescenti)
- white-hot, incandescent (emitting light as a result of being heated)
- Synonyms: arroventato, rovente
- (by extension, hyperbolic) scorching hot, scalding hot, boiling hot
- Synonyms: arroventato, bollente, infuocato, rovente
- Antonyms: freddo, gelido, ghiacciato
- (figurative) fiery, hot, spirited
- Synonyms: acceso, ardente, arroventato, infiammato, infuocato, rovente, vivace
- Antonyms: calmo, freddo, sonnolento, tranquillo
Derived terms
Further reading
- incandescente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Participle
incandēscente
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of incandēscēns
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈsẽ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.dɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/, /ĩ.kɐ̃.dɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/
- Hyphenation: in‧can‧des‧cen‧te
Adjective
incandescente m or f (plural incandescentes)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inkandesˈθente/ [ĩŋ.kãn̪.d̪esˈθẽn̪.t̪e] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /inkandeˈsente/ [ĩŋ.kãn̪.d̪eˈsẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: in‧can‧des‧cen‧te
Adjective
incandescente m or f (masculine and feminine plural incandescentes)
- incandescent
- Synonym: reluciente
Further reading
- “incandescente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024