English adjective: scintillating | |||
1. | scintillating brilliantly clever | ||
Samples | Scintillating wit. A play full of scintillating dialogue. | ||
Similar | intelligent | ||
Antonyms | unintelligent, stupid | ||
2. | scintillating marked by high spirits or excitement | ||
Samples | His fertile effervescent mind. Scintillating personality. A row of sparkly cheerleaders. | ||
Synonyms | bubbling, effervescent, frothy, sparkly | ||
Similar | lively | ||
Antonyms | dull | ||
3. | scintillating having brief brilliant points or flashes of light | ||
Samples | Bugle beads all aglitter. Glinting eyes. Glinting water. His glittering eyes were cold and malevolent. Shop window full of glittering Christmas trees. Glittery costume jewelry. Scintillant mica. The scintillating stars. A dress with sparkly sequins. `glistering' is an archaic term. | ||
Synonyms | aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, sparkly | ||
Similar | bright | ||
Antonyms | dull | ||