Today's Word "effulgence"
The state of being bright and radiant
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effulgence \i-FUL-juhn(t)s\ (noun) - The state of being bright and radiant; splendor; brilliance.
"The setting sun as usual shed a melancholy effulgence on the ruddy towers of the Alhambra." -- Washington Irving, 'The Alhambra'
From Latin ex, "out of, from" + fulgere, "to shine." The adjective form of the word is effulgent.