1. emitting light as a result of being heated; glowing with heat
2. passionate or brilliant in quality; showing intense emotion or talent
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The incandescent bulb cast a warm glow throughout the room.
• Metal becomes incandescent when heated to extremely high temperatures.
• The actress gave an incandescent performance that moved the entire audience.
• His incandescent rage was visible to everyone in the meeting.
• The incandescent lava flowed down the mountainside.
• She delivered an incandescent speech about social justice.