Gleam synonyms
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Enlightened or intelligent:
Emitting flashes of light; glittering.
Shining brilliantly; radiant:
Flashing like lightning; dazzlingly bright.
Giving off a soft glow
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Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away, e.g., in electrostatic storage tubes and cathode-ray tubes.
rutilant
(Rare) Glowing, gleaming, etc.
Imitation gold leaf; tinsel; glitter.
A sudden brilliant display, as of wit
A device, such as a flashbulb, flashgun, or flash lamp, used to produce such illumination.
The giving off of light by a substance when it is exposed to electromagnetic radiation, such as visible light or x-rays. As long as electromagnetic radiation continues to bombard the substance, electrons in the fluorescent material become excited but return very quickly to lower energy, giving off light, always of the same frequency. Fluorescent dyes are often used in microscopic imaging, where different dyes can penetrate and illuminate different parts of the sample being examined, helping to distinguish its structures.
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fulguration
(Medicine) Cauterization with electricity; electrocautery.
(Mineralogy) glance coal
A faint manifestation or dim perception
The property of being lambent, brightness.
Brightness
Persistent emission of light following exposure to and removal of incident radiation.
A thin line or narrow beam of light or other radiation.
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Sparkle is a glittery, glowing or brilliant particle, or a state of brilliance.
Something grand or magnificent.
(Currying) To stretch on a beam, as a hide.
To exhibit sparkling virtuosity:
fulgurate
To use electric current to destroy something, such as abnormal tissue.
To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection:
To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
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To shine brightly and steadily, especially without a flame:
phosphoresce
To exhibit phosphorescence
To emit or be emitted as radiation.
To sparkle intellectually; be brilliant and witty
To aim or cast the beam or glow of (a light).
be dim (antonym)
sparkle
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be dull (antonym)
sparkle
shimmer (related)
silvery (related)
blood-red (related)
snow-white (related)
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billow (related)
sun-like (related)
grey-blue (related)
brilliant-light (related)
light (related)
The pathway or route of such illumination to a person:
The definition of a blink is a quick opening and closing of the eyes, or an on and off flash of light.
A flicker is defined as a tiny movement of light, or an expression of emotion that comes and goes quickly.
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A flicker or wink of the eye
A tiny interval (of sleep)
(Intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing a lot of flames and light.
Burn means to be on fire, to be destroyed by fire or to give off light.
To make or become incandescent.
To cover or decorate with spangles or other bright objects
To be or become luminescent.
lamplight (related)
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