What does incandescent mean?

incandescent means "emitting light as a result of being heated". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in incandescent?

incandescent has 4 syllables: in-can-des-cent. The stress falls on "des". In IPA it is /ˌɪnkənˈdɛsənt/.

What is another word for incandescent?

Close synonyms include candent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is incandescent a common word?

incandescent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with incandescent?

1 word rhymes with incandescent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

incandescent — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
emitting light as a result of being heated
“an incandescent bulb”
Synonymscandent
Similarlight
2.
characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
“an incandescent performance”
Similarglorious

Questions about incandescent

What does incandescent mean?: incandescent means "emitting light as a result of being heated". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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