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Rutilant

adj. joyful, energetic literary

What it means

Glowing with a reddish-gold or fiery light.

Reach for it when using rare poetic language for warm metallic radiance

Rutilant leaves shone against the dark wet bark.

Words to choose between 6

By register, from playful at the top to literary at the bottom. Tap a word to see when it fits.
playful
warm
professional
literary

  • playful

    fiery

    Fits when intense red-orange brightness is vivid

    Careful Fiery can suggest heat or anger.

  • warm

    glowing

    Fits when soft emitted warmth is central

    Careful Glowing does not specify color.

  • warm

    golden

    Fits when warm yellow brilliance dominates

    Careful Golden omits the reddish cast.

  • professional

    coppery

    Fits when metallic red-brown color needs precision

    Careful Coppery may be matte.

  • literary

    resplendent

    Fits when splendid brilliance deserves ornate praise

    Careful Resplendent does not name a hue.

  • literary

    ruddy

    Fits when strong red coloration is visible

    Careful Ruddy may lack light.

Opposites 3

  • dull
  • ashen
  • colorless

Common phrases 3

  • rutilant glow

    A rutilant glow edged the evening clouds.

  • rutilant light

    Rutilant light flashed from the polished copper.

  • rutilant autumn

    The painter captured a rutilant autumn hillside.

Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Koavf, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated