Standard Lemma guide

fulgurous

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfʊl.ɡə.ɹəs/
  • US: /ˈfʊl.ɡɪə.ɹəs/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Resembling a lightning flash; fulgurant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Full of lightning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning- Janet Flanner- Idwal Jones

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps
  • these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth
  • adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dazzling, eye-popping, fulgurant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin fulgur (“lightning”).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: błyskający jak światło — resembling a lightning flash
  • Spanish: fulguroso — resembling a lightning flash