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Meaning of "ignescent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IGNESCENT

From Latin ignescere to become inflamed.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IGNESCENT

ignescent  [ɪɡˈnɛsənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IGNESCENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ignescent can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IGNESCENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ignescent in the English dictionary

The first definition of ignescent in the dictionary is giving off sparks when struck, as a flint. Other definition of ignescent is capable of bursting into flame. Ignescent is also an ignescent substance.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IGNESCENT


adolescent
ˌædəˈlɛsənt
antidepressant
ˌæntɪdɪˈprɛsənt
canescent
kəˈnɛsənt
crescent
ˈkrɛsənt
depressant
dɪˈprɛsənt
effervescent
ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt
evanescent
ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt
fluorescent
ˌflʊəˈrɛsənt
incandescent
ˌɪnkænˈdɛsənt
incessant
ɪnˈsɛsənt
iridescent
ˌɪrɪˈdɛsənt
juvenescent
ˌdʒuːvɪˈnɛsənt
obsolescent
ˌɒbsəˈlɛsənt
pearlescent
pɜːˈlɛsənt
prepubescent
ˌpriːpjuːˈbɛsənt
quiescent
kwɪˈɛsənt
senescent
sɪˈnɛsənt
spinescent
spaɪˈnɛsənt
suppressant
səˈprɛsənt
thermoluminescent
ˌθɜːməʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IGNESCENT

igneous
ignes fatui
ignimbrite
ignis fatuus
ignitability
ignitable
ignite
igniter
ignitibility
ignitible
ignition
ignition coil
ignition key
ignition switch
ignitron
ignobility
ignoble
ignobleness
ignobly
ignominies

WORDS THAT END LIKE IGNESCENT

acquiescent
ascent
chemiluminescent
coalescent
convalescent
descent
Fertile Crescent
florescent
intumescent
line of descent
luminescent
nascent
opalescent
phosphorescent
photoluminescent
pubescent
recent
Red Crescent
reminiscent
scent
the crescent

Synonyms and antonyms of ignescent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ignescent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IGNESCENT

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The translations of ignescent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ignescent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ignescent
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

candente de
570 millions of speakers

English

ignescent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ignescent
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ignescent
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ignescent
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ignescent
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ignescent
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ignescent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ceria
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ignescent
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ignescent
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ignescent
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sumunar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ignescent
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ignescent
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्पष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ignescent
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ignescent
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ignescent
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ignescent
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ignescent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ignescent
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ignescent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ignescent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ignescent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ignescent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IGNESCENT»

The term «ignescent» is used very little and occupies the 186.453 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IGNESCENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ignescent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ignescent» 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 ignescent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IGNESCENT»

Discover the use of ignescent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ignescent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
They are divided into five kinds : ignescent balls, meteors, thunderbolts, lightning, and (shooting) stars.1 2. A meteor (in restricted sense) produces its effects in a fortnight ; likewise an ignescent ball ; a thunderbolt in three half-months; lightning  ...
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1871
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THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN ...
They are divided into five kinds : ignescent balls, meteors, thunderbolts, lightning, and (shooting) stars.1 2. A meteor (in restricted sense) produces its effects in a fortnight ; likewise an ignescent ball ; a thunderbolt in three half-months; lightning  ...
‎1871
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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and ...
They are divided into five kinds : ignescent balls, meteors, thunderbolts, lightning, and (shooting) stars.1 2. A meteor (in restricted sense) produces its effects in a fortnight ; likewise an ignescent ball ; a thunderbolt in three half-months; lightning  ...
‎1871
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Everyday Housekeeping: A Magazine for Practical Housekeepers ...
The friction match now in use is essentially the old brimstone match with the addition of a second dip, consisting of ignescent material and forming an outer coating to the sulphur dip. This material is a preparation which ignites with glow, and ...
Anna Barrows, Estelle M. H. q(Estelle Minerva Hatch) Merrill, Mary Johnson Lincoln, 1898
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Encyclopedia of African Literature
Titles like L'Icônaison: romanpoème (Iconaison: Novelpoem) (1985) or Ignescent: prosèmes (Ignescent: Proems) (1982) demonstrate the inapplicability of genre divisions to Bouraoui's work. Untranslatable neologisms, one of Bouraoui's ...
Simon Gikandi, 2003
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Miller's dictionary of gardening, botany, and agriculture; ...
Ignescent Amaryllis (A.ignescens, Sweet). A greenhouse perennial, eighteen inches high, produced in 1822; flowers, from May to July, ignescent or flame- coloured ; propagated by offsets in rich mould. 67. Imbued Amaryllis (A. imbuta, Sweet).
Philip Miller, 1834
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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
hence'if'. igneous; ignescent; ignite, ignition; cfL ignis fatuus, 'foolish [cf FATUITY] fire', the gleam (E willo'thewisp) that, arising from marshy ground, tends tomislead travellers; cf theelement igne(o)or igni. L ignis,fire,a fire, IE etymon *egnis: ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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A pronouncing and explanatory dictionary of the English ...
IGNESCENT, 5g-neVcnt, ». A stone or mineral that gives out sparks when struck with steel or iron. IGNESCENT, lg-nfsicnt, a. Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel. [lire. IGNIFEROCS,ig-nrPcr-ns, a. Producing or bringing IGNIFIED, ...
James Knowles, 1835
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The Chambers Dictionary
[L igneus fiery, from ignis fire] ignescent ig-nes'mt.adj emitting sparks when struck . — n an ignescent substance. [L ignescens, -enlis, prp of ignfscere to catch fire] ignimbrite ig nim-brit , n a hard rock formed by fusion of the volcanic fragments ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
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Everyday Housekeeping
The friction match now in use is essentially the old brimstone match with the addition of a second dip, consisting of ignescent material and forming an outer coating to the sulphur dip. This material is a preparation which ignites with glow, and ...
‎1899

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IGNESCENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ignescent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stryper plays last US tour stop in Bolingbrook
The first band took the stage at near 8pm sharp. No real introductions they just started right into their set. Ignescent is the name of the band, ... «ChicagoNow, Oct 14»
2
Banned Books Week and the Freedom to Read
... like a current pulsing through ignescent waters." Alexander asserts that the forces that create poetry are what makes it powerful and timeless. «KCET, Sep 13»
3
Big Ticket Festival 2013: To Feature Big Names In Christian Music …
... Fever Fever, George Moss, Hail Your Highness, Heath McNease, Ignescent, Jake Hamilton, Jetty Rae, Livingstones, Luke Cyrus, Matt Maher, ... «Mstarz, Jun 13»

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