Refulgent vs Sparkling - What's the difference?
refulgent | sparkling | Related terms |
Resplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly.
(figuratively) As if giving off light or warmth.
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
Brilliant and vivacious.
* '>citation
Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
* Nathaniel John Hollingsworth
A sparkling wine.
* 2011 , Michael Cooper, 100 Must-try New Zealand Wines (page 208)
As adjectives the difference between refulgent and sparkling
is that refulgent is resplendent, or shining brightly and radiantly while sparkling is of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.As a verb sparkling is
present participle of lang=en.As a noun sparkling is
act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.refulgent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She had a refulgent smile.
sparkling
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* glistening, twinkling * (of a beverage) fizzy, carbonatedAntonyms
* (of a beverage) noncarbonated, stillNoun
(en noun)- Bright are the sparklings that beam from the dew.
- Wines like this struggle to stand out on the show circuit, where the judges are more likely to be searching for sparklings designed in the classic Champagne mould.