Meaning
white-hot, heated
- glowing with heat, emitting light as a result of being heated to a high temperature
- (figurative) fiercely intense, highly charged, or turbulent (e.g. an argument or political climate)
In a sentence
Il fabbro lavorava il metallo reso incandescente dal fuoco.
The blacksmith worked the metal made red-hot by the fire.
Il dibattito parlamentare è diventato incandescente negli ultimi minuti.
The parliamentary debate became heated in the last few minutes.
Fai attenzione a non toccare quella barra di ferro ancora incandescente.
Be careful not to touch that iron bar that is still glowing hot.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incandescente | masculine · singular |
| incandescente | feminine · singular |
| incandescenti | masculine · plural |
| incandescenti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Takes the same form for masculine and feminine in the singular; plural is -i for both genders.