fulgor

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fulgor.

fulgor means splendor, splendour; dazzling brightness. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why “fulgor” is a great word

FULGOR — [Noun] A magnificent and dazzling brightness, often sudden and intense. Borrowed from Latin fulgor ("brightness, flash, splendor"), from fulgēre ("to shine, flash"). Unlike "radiance," which implies a steady, gentle emanation, or "glare," which denotes a harsh, obscuring light, fulgor is brilliance without bitterness—a splendid flash that commands awe. It is the shocking silver of lightning fracturing a summer sky, the cold, perfect sheen on a freshly forged blade, or the terrible, beautiful incandescence of a supernova's final moment; a splendor so absolute it feels less like illumination and more like a brief, physical truth.

noun

Splendor, splendour; dazzling brightness.“She held on straight for the Red Sea under a serene sky, under a sky scorching and unclouded, enveloped in a fulgor of sunshine that killed all thought, oppressed the heart, withered all impulses of strength and energy.”