From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Scintillate \Scin"til*late\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Scintillated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scintillating}.] [L. scintillare, scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. {Stencil}.]
1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.
As the electrical globe only scintillates when rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W. Scott.
2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue"
2: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "sparkling conversation"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: {bubbling}, {effervescent}, {sparkling}, {sparkly}]
3: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "'glistering' is an archaic term" [syn: {aglitter(p)}, {coruscant}, {fulgid}, {glinting}, {glistering}, {glittering}, {glittery}, {scintillant}, {sparkling(a)}, {sparkly}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
119 Moby Thesaurus words for "scintillating": Attic, ablaze, adroit, afire, aflame, aflicker, aglow, alight, apt, ardent, biting, blazing, blinking, blinky, brainy, bright, brilliant, burning, candent, candescent, clever, comburent, conflagrant, coruscant, coruscating, dazzling, dexterous, droll, dynamic, effervescent, effulgent, engaging, entrancing, exciting, facetious, fascinating, flagrant, flaming, flaring, flashing, flickering, fuming, funny, gifted, gleaming, glimmering, glimmerous, glimmery, glistening, glistering, glittering, glittery, glowing, good, guttering, humorous, humorsome, ignescent, ignited, in a blaze, in a glow, in flames, incandescent, inflamed, invigorating, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joky, joshing, keen, keen-witted, kindled, live, lively, living, lustrous, mordant, nimble, nimble-witted, no dumbbell, not born yesterday, on fire, pointed, pungent, quick, quick-thinking, quick-witted, radiant, rapier-like, reeking, salt, salty, scintillant, scintillescent, sharp, sharp-witted, shimmering, shimmery, shining, smart, smoking, smoldering, spangly, sparking, sparkling, sprightly, steel-trap, stimulating, talented, tinselly, twinkling, twinkly, unextinguished, unquenched, vivacious, whimsical, witty
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