coruscating
Giving off glints
Coruscating means sparkling or flashing with light, like sunlight glinting off water or a diamond catching the light.
The word appears more often in figurative use, describing something brilliantly clever or dazzling: a coruscating wit, a coruscating performance.
Literary and somewhat formal—you're more likely to encounter it in book reviews than conversation.
Brilliantly lively or witty
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- glitteringShining with small flashes
- sparklingEmitting small bright flashes
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
flashing · gleaming · glinting · flickering · shimmering · glimmering · glistening · radiant
scintillating
Brilliantly lively or witty
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- glitteringShining with small flashes
- sparklingEmitting small bright flashes
twinkling · flashing · gleaming · glinting · flickering · shimmering · glimmering · glistening · radiant · luminous
blazing
Burning very brightly
- blindingPainfully intense light
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
searing · vivid · glaring · brilliant · dazzling · incandescent · white-hot · resplendent · luminous · radiant
brilliant
Intensely bright or gifted
clever · dazzling · sparkling · rapier · incisive · cutting · mordant · acerbic · trenchant · keen
coruscatingdull
Lacking edge or interest
boring · tedious · leaden · flat · uninspired
coruscatingsteady
Fixed, not fluctuating
static · monotonous · unchanging · constant · unwavering