heypolyglot
Italian

abbagliante

/abbaʎˈʎante/adjectiveC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 10,950

Meaning

dazzling; high-beam

  • so bright as to temporarily blind or dazzle
  • striking, brilliant, or overwhelmingly impressive
  • (of vehicle headlights) high-beam

In a sentence

Il riflesso del sole sulla neve era abbagliante.

The sun's reflection on the snow was dazzling.

Spegni subito i fari abbaglianti quando incroci un'altra macchina.

Turn off your high-beam headlights immediately when passing another car.

La modella ha mostrato un sorriso abbagliante durante l'intervista.

The model showed a dazzling smile during the interview.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
abbagliantemasculine · singular
abbagliantefeminine · singular
abbagliantimasculine · plural
abbagliantifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable for gender: ends in -e in the singular, -i in the plural.

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