Pronounced: LOW-cuss CLASS-ih-cuss, noun
Notes: I had an idea of the meaning of the words, but not the phrase meant
Yesterday’s word
The word coruscate means
- to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes; sparkle
- to be brilliant or showy in technique or style
First usage
Our word came into English around 1700
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Latin word coruscare (to flash). I don’t know how well known the word is, but I have run across it in a book in which a pouch was opened and the contents (gems) poured out, coruscating in the light of the room. Our word is a good synonym for “sparkle”.
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