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Effulgent vs Recumbent - What's the difference?

effulgent | recumbent |

As adjectives the difference between effulgent and recumbent

is that effulgent is shining, resplendent, radiant while recumbent is lying down.

As a noun recumbent is

a bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture.

effulgent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Shining, resplendent, radiant.
  • * 1912 , (Rex Ellingwood Beach), The Net , ch. 3:
    • [H]er cheeks were colorless, yet they spoke of perfect health, and shone with that same pale, effulgent glow.

    Related terms

    * effulgence * refulgent

    recumbent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lying down.
  • Inactive; idle.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture.

    • Derived terms

    * recumbence * recumbency * recumbently * unrecumbent * unrecumbently

    See also

    * accumbent * diamond frame * prone * prostrate * supine ----