Rutilant Definition
ro͝otl-ənt
adjective
Glowing, gleaming, etc.
Webster's New World
Bright red.
American Heritage
Origin of Rutilant
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Middle English rutilaunt from Latin rutilāns rutilant- present participle of rutilāre to make red, to be reddish from rutilus red, reddish reudh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin rutilāns, adjective use of present participle of rutilāre, from rutilus (“reddish").
From Wiktionary
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