Adjektiv

fulminant

brilliant, stunning, spectacular, fulminant

Das Orchester gab ein fulminantes Konzert.

The orchestra gave a brilliant concert.

Das war ein fulminantes Feuerwerk.

That was a spectacular firework display.

(( )) brilliant, stunning The concert was brilliant.

Synonyms: grandios (grandiose), überwältigend (overwhelming); Antonyms: langweilig (boring), unscheinbar (inconspicuous)

From Latin 'fulminare', meaning 'to strike with lightning'. It carries the sense of something sudden, brilliant, and powerful like a lightning strike.

Think of 'fulminating' or exploding with brilliance. It's related to the Latin word for lightning, 'fulmen'.

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