If you look inside the word "incandescent," you can almost see the word "candle." Those two words are closely related! Think of how a candle glows with flame, which can be hot, bright, and beautiful.
That's often what "incandescent" means. Incandescent things are hot, bright, or glowing. They might actually be on fire, like an incandescent campfire or an incandescent birthday cake.
Or they might just be providing a nice, bright light. Incandescent lights and lamps are the kind that use electricity.
If you say that a room is incandescent, or that a color is incandescent, you probably mean that it's bright, beautiful, and glowing. But if you say that a person is incandescent, you probably mean that they're so happy, or so excited, or so angry, that they seem to be lit up, like they have a fire in their heart.
Here's Fry, looking incandescent! He's lit up brightly, and he looks very happy.
When you're so mad that you feel like you're on fire, you're incandescent with rage. And when you're so happy or excited that you feel like you're on fire, you're incandescent with excitement or happiness.
Make a flash card:
You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine.
Term
Definition
Picture
incandescent
lit up with bright light, or "on fire" with rage or joy
Write your own sentence!
You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can!
(Source) Write a sentence with the word INCANDESCENT:
Remember: incandescent objects and places are beautifully lit with fires, candles, or orange or yellow light, and incandescent faces and people seem to glow with emotion.
Idea 1: "(Something) makes me incandescent with (anger or happiness)."
Idea 2: "I'll always remember (someone's) incandescent smile as (something absolutely wonderful happened)."
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