cintilante
Portuguese, adjective/sĩ.t͡ʃiˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
cintilante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “scintillating, shiny, bright, brilliant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que emite intensos raios luminosos”.
What does cintilante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinescintillating, shiny, bright, brilliant
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que emite intensos raios luminosos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cintilante
- cintilantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cintilante?
- Brazil /sĩ.t͡ʃiˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /sĩ.tiˈlɐ̃.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cintilante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cintilante in Portuguese?
cintilante appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).