Fulminancy

/fʌlˈmɪnənsi/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being fulminant; the act or process of fulminating or exploding suddenly.

Etymology

From fulminant with the suffix -cy (or -ancy) meaning 'state or quality of.' Fulminant comes from Latin fulminans, the present participle of fulminare, meaning 'to strike with lightning' or 'to explode.'

Kelly Says

This word captures that dramatic moment right before something explodes—whether it's literal dynamite or a sudden political outburst—it's all about that explosive transition from calm to chaos.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥንታ
tin-ta
ARالعربية
إشعال
ish-aa-al
BNবাংলা
প্রবলতা
pro-bol-ta
CACatalà
fulminància
fool-mi-nan-thee-ah
CSČeština
fulminance
fool-mee-nan-tsuh
DADansk
fulminans
fool-mee-nan
DEDeutsch
Fulminanz
fool-mee-nants
ELΕλληνικά
ακτινοβολία
ak-tee-no-vo-lee-ah
ESEspañol
fulminancia
fool-min-an-thee-ah
FAفارسی
فولمینانسی
fool-mi-nan-see
FISuomi
fulminanssi
fool-mi-nan-ssi
FRFrançais
fulminance
fool-mee-nans
GUGU
ઝળહળ
zhal-hal
HAHA
gaba
gah-bah
HEעברית
התלקחות
ha-tlil-kha-t
HIहिन्दी
प्रचंडता
pra-chan-da-ta
HUMagyar
fulminancia
fool-mi-nan-thee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecepatan
keh-sep-taan
IGIG
ikegbe
ee-keh-gbeh
ITItaliano
fulminanza
fool-mee-nan-tsa
JA日本語
閃光性
senkou-sei
KKKK
жылдам
jyl-dam
KMKM
កម្ពស់
kam-pos
KO한국어
번개성
beon-gae-seong
MRMR
प्रचंडता
pra-chan-da-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
fulminans
fool-mee-nan
MYမြန်မာ
ဖြစ်ပေါ်
h-yit-pa-aw
NLNederlands
fulminantie
fool-min-an-tee
NONorsk
fulminans
fool-mee-nan
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰચੰਡਤਾ
pra-chan-da-ta
PLPolski
fulminacja
fool-mi-na-tsee-ah
PTPortuguês
fulminância
fool-min-an-sa
RORomână
fulminanță
fool-mi-nan-tsah
RUРусский
Fulminancy
fool-min-an-see
SVSvenska
fulminans
fool-mee-nan
SWKiswahili
uwezo
oo-weh-zo
TAதமிழ்
புரட்சி
pura-tchi
TEతెలుగు
విస్ఫోటం
vi-s-pho-tan
THไทย
ความรุนแรง
kwan-muan run-raeng
TLTL
pag-aak
pa-gak
TRTürkçe
fulminans
fool-mee-nan
UKУкраїнська
фульмінантність
fool-mi-nan-t-nist
URاردو
فولمیننسی
fool-mi-nan-see
VITiếng Việt
sự bùng nổ
su boeng no
YOYO
agbara
a-g-bah-rah
ZH中文
闪光性
shǎnguāngxìng
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-lah

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