coruscant

[prettygoodword]

coruscant - adj., giving forth flashes of light, glittering, scintillating.


From Latin coruscant, from coruscāre to quiver, flash.

And that wraps up C week. Stay tuned next week for more words.

---L.

Comments

[borntofr4g.livejournal.com]

I had no idea whatsoever that this was an actual word and not just a fancy name of a Star Wars planet.

I guess I do learn something new every day. Thanks for posting this one!

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

I suspect the name was deliberate, for all that the planet looks suspiciously like Trantor.

---L.