effulgence

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The Word of the Day for November 27 is:

effulgence   \ih-FULL-junss\   noun 
     : radiant splendor : brilliance

Example sentence:
     Though autumn's effulgence has passed in the north, down south the Chinese 
tallow trees have just begun a respectable display of their own.

Did you know?
     English speakers first took a shine to "effulgence" in the late 1600s, but 
it has older relatives in the English language. It derives from the Latin verb 
"fulgere," which means "to shine," a word that is also the root of "fulgent," a 
synonym of "radiant" that English speakers have used since the 15th century. 
"Refulgence" also appeared in the 1600s -- but in the earlier half -- and has a 
close meaning to "effulgence." It means "a radiant or resplendent quality or 
state" and, like "effulgence," is synonymous with "brilliance."