| means | (noun) the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
refulgency, radiance, effulgence, radiancy, shine, refulgence |
| means | (noun) a spatially localized brightness
glint |
| means | (noun) the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
brightness |
| means | (noun) a quality that outshines the usual
splendor, brilliancy, lustre, splendour, luster |
| means | (noun) the occurrence of a small flash or spark
sparkle, coruscation, glitter |
| means | (noun) a momentary brightness
flash |
| means | (noun) a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
scintillation, sparkling, twinkle |
| means | (noun) the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
opalescence, iridescence |
| means | (noun) a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
flash, flare |
| means | (noun) the property of being smooth and shiny
burnish, glossiness, polish, gloss |
| means | (noun) (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
scintillation |
| means | (noun) a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight"
brilliance, glare, blaze |
| means | (noun) a flash of light (especially reflected light)
glimmer, gleaming, gleam |
| means | (noun) a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
flash |
| means | (noun) the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
luminosity, light, brightness level, brightness, luminousness, luminance |
| means | (noun) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glisten, glister, scintillation, glitter, sparkle |
| means | (noun) a steady even light without flames
glow |
| means | (noun) the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
glow, glowing, radiance |
| means | (noun) the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
sheen, shininess, lustre, luster |
| means | (noun) a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flash, flashbulb, flash bulb |
| means | (noun) a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to"
flash |
| means | (noun) merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
spark, light, twinkle, sparkle |
| means | (noun) a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
flash |
| means | (noun) a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflash, flash |
| means | (noun) an appearance of reflected light
gleaming, lambency, gleam, glow |
| means | (noun) a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
twinkling, heartbeat, wink, split second, trice, jiffy, New York minute, instant, flash, blink of an eye |
| means | (noun) the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
glow, incandescence |
| means | (noun) light from nonthermal sources
luminescence, glow |
| means | (noun) unusual mental ability
genius, brilliance |
| means | (noun) the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
scintillation |
| means | (noun) an angry stare
glare, glower |
| means | (noun) a momentary flash of light
spark, flicker, glint |
| means | (verb) be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface"
glare |
| means | (verb) have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
beam, radiate, shine, glow |
| means | (verb) reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
coruscate, sparkle, scintillate |
| means | (verb) be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
shine, reflect |
| means | (verb) emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
scintillate, twinkle, winkle |
| means | (verb) shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"
glare |
| means | (verb) flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"
flick, flicker |
| means | (verb) shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"
flicker, flick |
| means | (verb) touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
shine, strike, fall |
| means | (verb) shine brightly, like a star or a light
glimmer, gleam |
| means | (verb) throw or flash the light of (a lamp); "Shine the light on that window, please"
shine |
| means | (verb) emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
beam, shine |
| means | (verb) become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
clear up, light up, clear, brighten |
| means | (verb) be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
coruscate, sparkle, scintillate |
| means | (verb) shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
flame, flare |
| means | (verb) experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
beam, radiate, shine, glow |
| means | (verb) shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
glow, burn |
| means | (verb) emit a steady even light without flames; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"
glow |
| means | (verb) make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
flash |
| means | (verb) be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
shine |
| means | (verb) protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof"
flash |
| means | (verb) emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
flash |
| means | (verb) make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
shine, smooth, polish, smoothen |
| means | (verb) display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
swank, flaunt, flash, ostentate, show off |
| means | (verb) emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"
sparkle, spark |
| means | (adjective) radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"
refulgent, effulgent, beamy, beaming, radiant |