rutilant

Related to rutilant: rubicund

ru·ti·lant

 (ro͞ot′l-ənt)
adj.
Bright red.
[Middle English rutilaunt, from Latin rutilāns, rutilant-, present participle of rutilāre, to make red, to be reddish, from rutilus, red, reddish; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
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rutilant

(ˈruːtɪlənt)
adj
(Colours) rare of a reddish colour or glow
[C15: from Latin rutilāns having a red glow, from rutilāre, from rutilus ruddy, red]
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ru•ti•lant

(ˈrut l ənt)

adj.
glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light.
[1490–1500; < Latin rutilant-, s. of rutilāns, present participle of rutilāre to glow red, derivative of rutilus red, reddish; see -ant]
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