adj
scintillating
sihn-tih-LAY-tihng
adj
1
Sparkling or giving off flashes of light.
"Sunlight danced in scintillating flashes across the water."
2
Brilliantly clever, exciting, or entertaining.
"She gave a scintillating performance that had the whole audience on their feet."
"His scintillating wit made even small talk enjoyable."
How to Use Scintillating
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLiterally sparkling with light, or figuratively brilliant, witty, and captivating.
Common pairings
scintillating performance
scintillating conversation
scintillating wit
Word Forms
more scintillating comparative, most scintillating superlative
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Etymology
From the verb scintillate plus the suffix -ing.