scintillating
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scin·til·lat·ing
(sĭn′tl-ā′tĭng)adj.
Animated, brilliant, or highly skilled: a scintillating personality; a scintillating performance.
scin′til·lat′ing·ly adv.
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scintillating
(ˈsɪntɪˌleɪtɪŋ)adj
1. sparkling; twinkling
2. animated or brilliant
ˈscintilˌlatingly adv
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Adj. | 1. | scintillating - brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue" intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question" |
2. | scintillating - marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" lively - full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party" | |
3. | scintillating - having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "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" bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
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scintillating
adjective brilliant, exciting, stimulating, lively, sparkling, bright, glittering, dazzling, witty, animated You can hardly expect scintillating conversation from a kid that age.
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ذَكي وَمُمْتِع
jiskřící
funklende
leiftrandi
kupinas sąmojožarstantis sąmojį
asprātīgsdzirkstošs
iskriaci
zekî ve hoş
scintillating
[ˈsɪntɪleɪtɪŋ] ADJ [wit, conversation, company] → chispeante, brillante; [jewels, chandelier] → relumbranteCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scintillating
adj → funkelnd attr; (fig: = witty, lively) wit, humour, performance → sprühend attr; person, speech → vor Geist sprühend attr; (= fascinating) information → faszinierend; to be scintillating → funkeln; → sprühen; → vor Geist sprühen; → faszinierend sein; in scintillating form → in Hoch- or Glanzform
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
scintillating
[ˈsɪntɪˌleɪtɪŋ] adj (jewels, chandelier) → scintillante; (wit, conversation, company) → brillanteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scintillating
(ˈsintileitiŋ) adjective witty; very clever and amusing. She was in a scintillating mood; scintillating wit.
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