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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FULGUROUS

From Latin fulgur lightning.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FULGUROUS

fulgurous  [ˈfʌlɡjʊrəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FULGUROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fulgurous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FULGUROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fulgurous in the English dictionary

The definition of fulgurous in the dictionary is flashing like or resembling lightning; fulgurant.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FULGUROUS


antivirus
ˈæntɪˌvaɪrəs
Carreras
kəˈrɛərəs
chorus
ˈkɔːrəs
citrus
ˈsɪtrəs
Cyprus
ˈsaɪprəs
Cyrus
ˈsaɪrəs
dangerous
ˈdeɪndʒərəs
generous
ˈdʒɛnərəs
glamorous
ˈɡlæmərəs
glamourous
ˈɡlæmərəs
Honduras
hɒnˈdjʊərəs
humorous
ˈhjuːmərəs
mercurous
ˈmɜːkjʊrəs
numerous
ˈnjuːmərəs
ordurous
ˈɔːdjʊrəs
Taurus
ˈtɔːrəs
tellurous
ˈtɛljʊrəs
terrace
ˈtɛrəs
thesaurus
θɪˈsɔːrəs
virus
ˈvaɪrəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FULGUROUS

fulgency
fulgent
fulgently
fulgid
fulgor
fulgorous
fulgural
fulgurant
fulgurate
fulgurating
fulguration
fulgurite
Fulham
fuliginosity
fuliginous
fuliginously
fuliginousness
full
full and by
full as a goog

WORDS THAT END LIKE FULGUROUS

adventurous
anourous
aurous
disadventurous
furfurous
hydrosulphurous
hyposulphurous
imposturous
misventurous
murmurous
perjurous
rapturous
rigorous
sulfurous
sulphurous
thysanurous
torturous
unadventurous
venturous
verdurous
vulturous

Synonyms and antonyms of fulgurous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fulgurous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FULGUROUS

Find out the translation of fulgurous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fulgurous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fulgurous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fulgurous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fulgurous
570 millions of speakers

English

fulgurous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fulgurous
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

fulgurous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fulgurous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fulgurous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fulgurous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fulgurous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fulgurous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fulgurous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fulgurous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fulgurous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fulgurous
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

fulgurous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fulgurous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुलशुर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fulgurous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fulgurous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fulgurous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fulgurous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fulgurous
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

fulgurous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fulgurous
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fulgurous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fulgurous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fulgurous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FULGUROUS»

The term «fulgurous» is used very little and occupies the 188.181 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FULGUROUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fulgurous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fulgurous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fulgurous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FULGUROUS»

Discover the use of fulgurous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fulgurous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mask: The Other Face of Humanity : Various Visions on the ...
The. Fulgurous. Appearance. of. the. Mask. in. Serat. Centhini. By. Elisabeth. PRASETYO. "Our bodv is comparable to a mask before the face. It stares yet is blind in its staring, for this is not a seeing which reveals the true state of things.
Rex Book Store, Organizing Committee, 2002
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The Ether Dome and Other Poems: New and Selected (1979-1991)
A fulgurous flash! A fulgurous flash! Le remede dam le mal. The angry similitude of a thought (Killing and quickening, leaving him well taught) Made him awake, as if the light had kissed His head and left the room, saying nothing, Never to ...
Allen R. Grossman, 1991
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The Word Lover's Delight: Awesome Adjectives, Nifty Nouns, ...
fyoo-GAY -shuhs—lasting for a short time Fugacious fall days pass all too quickly, only to be replaced by an unrelenting winter. fulgurous (adj.) FUHL-gyer-uhs— looking like lightning The fulgurous fire devoured the paper in seconds.
From the Editors of the Captivate Network, 2009
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The American Dictionary of the English Language: Based on ...
More strictly, a vitrified tube of sand formed by lightning penetrating the solid ground, and fusing a portion of the materials through which it passes. FULGUROUS, ful'gu-'rus, adj. flashing like lightning. " A fulgurous impetuosity almost beyond ...
‎1899
5
Flood: A Romance of Our Time
A philosophical search for self-definition and the symbolic demise of the agrarian South due to technological advancements. The building of a dam requires the removal of a small town to make way for the dam.
Robert Penn Warren, 2003
6
Oxford Thesaurus of English
... refulgent, fulgent, lucid, glistering, coruscating, lambent, fulgurant, fulgurating, fulgurous. wANTONYMS dark, dull. 2 it had been a cold but bright morning: sunny, sunshiny, cloudless, unclouded, clear, fair, fine. 3 he loved bright colours: vivid, ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
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Michaelis Dicionario Ilustrado: Portugues-Ingles
-els) fulgurous. fulgurància s. f. fulgor, dazzling brightness, splendour. fulgurante adj. m. -H f. 1. fulgurant, fulgurous, effulgent, flashing. 2. coruscsnt, sparkling, blazing. 3. vivid. 4. (med.) fulgurating, stabbing (pains). II ~mente adv. fulgurantly,  ...
Fritz Pietzschke, Franz Wimmer, 1961
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A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe from the ...
... itself to criticism with a sort of pre-established harmony that could never have belonged to the merely plain, or to the mainly " fulgurous." But, as in other ways, there was something suicidal, or at least self-silencing, in this same temperament , ...
George Saintsbury, 1904
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Herodotus, the Seventh, Eighth, & Ninth Books: Appendices, ...
... for the conquest of Asia, the literary and traditional interest in the Persian wars of yore, never indeed quite defunct, likewise revived and rose. The fulgurous work of Thucydides may ever be regarded as the last word of a period, which closed ...
Herodotus, Reginald Walter Macan, 1908
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The Writings of James Russell Lowell: Poems
Oh, better far the briefest hour Of Athens self -consumed, whose plastic power Hid Beauty safe from Death in words or stone ; Of Rome, fair quarry where those eagles crowd Whose fulgurous vans about the world had blown Triumphant storm ...
James Russell Lowell, 1890

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FULGUROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fulgurous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fifty Shades of Grey Unveiled... Boca do Lobo, Delightfull, Brabbu …
The luxurious movie set reflects and can also tell the story of the fulgurous attraction between an unworldly innocent person with a brilliant and ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Feb 15»
2
Boko Haram: 7 terrorists killed, 25 captured in Cameroon
According to the Ministry of Communication, “the repost by Cameroon's defence forces was rapid, appropriate and fulgurous”. Bakary also ... «Pulse Nigeria, Dec 14»
3
11 spam comments that look like drunk thesauruses
"Fulgurous" is a rarely-used word to describe a flash of lightning, which is probably standing in for "brilliant" here. "Prizewinning" is a synonym ... «The Week Magazine, May 13»
4
The James Clayton Column: all hail the screen gods
Liam Neeson is all fulgurous anger in celestial silver armour and makes the classic “Release the Kraken!” command with the proper dramatic ... «Den Of Geek, Nov 11»
5
How to: archive and back up photos
... henwise sweetberry snorkeler cerillo wildcat macrocoly tinny transformator supramarginal attorney onirotic fulgurous unrelinquishably teraph ... «What Digital Camera, Sep 10»

REFERENCE
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