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luminous
Glowing in the dark, as paint with a phosphor in it
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  1. Glowing in the dark, as paint with a phosphor in it
  2. Presented or perceived clearly or vividly:
  3. Reflecting light; illuminated:
vivid
Perceived or felt with the freshness of immediate experience:
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  1. Perceived or felt with the freshness of immediate experience:
  2. Presented in clear and striking manner:
  3. Forming clear or striking mental images; strong; active; daring
slight
Small in size, degree, or amount:
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  1. Small in size, degree, or amount:
  2. Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail:
  3. Small, weak, or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.
radiant
Sending out rays of light; shining brightly
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  1. Sending out rays of light; shining brightly
  2. Consisting of or emitted as radiation:
  3. Transmitting light, heat, or other radiation. Stars, for example, are radiant bodies.
rich
Pleasantly full and mellow:
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  1. Pleasantly full and mellow:
  2. Having an abundant supply:
  3. Magnificent; sumptuous:
clear
Containing nothing:
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  1. Containing nothing:
  2. Easily perceptible to the eye or ear; distinct:
  3. Not obscured or darkened; bright:
superficial
Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow:
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  1. Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow:
  2. (Rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
  3. Concerned with and understanding only the easily apparent and obvious; not profound; shallow
frivolous
Having no basis in law because of the lack of sound legal arguments, facts, etc. or not brought to court in good faith
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  1. Having no basis in law because of the lack of sound legal arguments, facts, etc. or not brought to court in good faith
  2. Of a claim or assertion in litigation, that it lacks merit or substance; often a pejorative term, implying bad faith or negligence by the pleading party. Of a claim or assertion in litigation, that it lacks merit or substance; often a pejorative term, implying bad faith or negligence by the pleading party.
  3. Not properly serious or sensible; silly and light-minded; giddy
lively
Full of spirit; exciting; animated
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  1. Full of spirit; exciting; animated
  2. Quick-paced:
  3. (Archaic) Airy; animated; spirited.
merry
Marked by or offering fun, good feelings, and liveliness; festive:
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  1. Marked by or offering fun, good feelings, and liveliness; festive:
  2. Brisk:
  3. Full of fun and laughter; lively and cheerful
animated
Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous.
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  1. Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous.
  2. Filled with activity, vigor, or spirit; lively:
  3. (FILMS & VIDEO) Of or having to do with an animated cartoon or its preparation
airy
Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.
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  1. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; as, an airy situation.
  2. (Painting) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
  3. Light or delicate:
fluffy
Light and airy; soft:
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  1. Light and airy; soft:
  2. Lacking depth or precision; fuzzy:
  3. Soft and light like fluff; feathery
feathery
Covered with or consisting of feathers.
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  1. Covered with or consisting of feathers.
  2. Resembling or suggestive of a feather, as in form or lightness.
  3. Resembling feathers; soft, light, etc.
imponderable
Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
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  1. Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
  2. That cannot undergo precise evaluation:
  3. That cannot be conclusively determined or explained
slender
Small or limited in amount, size, extent, etc.; meager
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  1. Small or limited in amount, size, extent, etc.; meager
  2. Of little force or validity; having slight foundation; feeble
  3. Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim:
downy
Of or covered with soft, fine feathers or hair
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  1. Of or covered with soft, fine feathers or hair
  2. Soft and fluffy, like down
  3. Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers.
floating
Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
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  1. Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
  2. Not fixed; not remaining in one place; moving about
  3. (Economics) Available for use; in circulation. Used of capital.
lighter-than-air
Having a weight less than that of the air displaced. Used of certain aircraft.
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  1. Having a weight less than that of the air displaced. Used of certain aircraft.
  2. Designating or of an airship or a balloon designed to be aloft by means of a gas, as hydrogen or helium, that is lighter than air
gossamery
Like gossamer; flimsy.
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  1. Like gossamer; flimsy.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
frothy
Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy.
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  1. Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy.
  2. (Figuratively) lightweight; lacking depth or substance
  3. Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
buoyant
Lighthearted and lively
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  1. Lighthearted and lively
  2. Having or marked by buoyancy:
  3. Having buoyancy; able to float
easy
Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
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  1. Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
  2. Affording comfort or relief; soothing:
  3. Readily exploited, imposed on, or tricked:
dainty
Delicious and choice
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  1. Delicious and choice
  2. Delicately beautiful or charming and usually small:
  3. Delicately pretty or lovely
filmy
Resembling film in thinness or translucency; gauzy:
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  1. Resembling film in thinness or translucency; gauzy:
  2. Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy
  3. Gauzy; sheer; very thin
tissuelike
Resembling tissue or some aspect of it.
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  1. Resembling tissue or some aspect of it.
thin
Light or sheer, as certain fabrics
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  1. Light or sheer, as certain fabrics
  2. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension:
  3. Not great in diameter or cross section; fine:
sheer
Considered or operating apart from anything else:
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  1. Considered or operating apart from anything else:
  2. Completely such, without qualification or exception:
  3. Thin, fine, and translucent:
gaseous
Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy.
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  1. Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy.
  2. Of, having the nature of, or in the form of, gas
  3. Full of or containing gas; gassy.
effervescent
Lively and high-spirited; vivacious
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  1. Lively and high-spirited; vivacious
  2. Giving off gas bubbles; bubbling up; foaming
unsubstantial
Lacking material substance; insubstantial.
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  1. Lacking material substance; insubstantial.
  2. Lacking basis in fact.
  3. Not solid or heavy; flimsy; light
insubstantial
Not solid or firm; weak or flimsy
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  1. Not solid or firm; weak or flimsy
  2. Not firm or solid; weak or flimsy:
  3. Lacking substance; not real or strong.
ethereal
Very light; airy; delicate
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  1. Very light; airy; delicate
  2. Extremely light or delicate:
  3. (Chem.) Of, like, or containing ether, esp. if mixed with an essential oil
graceful
Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
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  1. Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
  2. Having grace, or beauty of form, composition, movement, or expression; elegant
charming
Pleasant, charismatic
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  1. Pleasant, charismatic
  2. Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm
  3. Attractive; fascinating; delightful
weightless
Existing in a state of equilibrium within a fluid
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  1. Existing in a state of equilibrium within a fluid
  2. Having little or no apparent weight
  3. Falling freely through a gravitational field, without apparent gravitational effects, as everything does inside an orbiting spacecraft
atmospheric
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
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  1. Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
  2. Intended to evoke a particular emotional tone or aesthetic quality:
  3. Resembling or representing the atmosphere; having or giving the effect of translucence:
slight
Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail:
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  1. Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail:
  2. Small in size, degree, or amount:
  3. Small, weak, or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.
edible
Fit to be eaten
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  1. Fit to be eaten
  2. Fit to be eaten, especially by humans:
moderate
Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.
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  1. Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.
  2. Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
  3. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
wee
Very small; tiny
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  1. Very small; tiny
small
Little in size, esp. when compared with others of the same kind; not large or big; limited in size
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  1. Little in size, esp. when compared with others of the same kind; not large or big; limited in size
  2. Having been belittled; humiliated:
  3. Being below average in quantity or extent:
tiny
Extremely small:
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  1. Extremely small:
  2. Very small; diminutive
minute
Of, characterized by, or attentive to tiny details; exact; precise
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  1. Of, characterized by, or attentive to tiny details; exact; precise
  2. Not worthy of notice; insignificant:
  3. Exceptionally small; tiny.
thin
Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension:
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  1. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension:
  2. Having the constituent elements small in number and not close together
  3. Having relatively small diameter in relation to length
inadequate
Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.
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  1. Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.
  2. Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
  3. Not adequate; not sufficient; not equal to what is required
minuscule
Of, relating to, or written in minuscule.
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  1. Of, relating to, or written in minuscule.
  2. Written in minuscule handwriting style.
  3. Very small; tiny; minute
insufficient
Not sufficient; inadequate.
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  1. Not sufficient; inadequate.
  2. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate
slender
Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim:
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  1. Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim:
  2. Small in amount or extent; meager:
  3. Small in width or girth; narrow
scanty
Not covering a considerable amount of the body:
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  1. Not covering a considerable amount of the body:
  2. Small or insufficient in amount, size, or extent:
  3. Narrow; small; close
slight
Small in amount or extent; not great or intense
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  1. Small in amount or extent; not great or intense
  2. Small, weak, or gentle; not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe.
  3. Small and slender in build or construction; delicate.
moderate
Of medium or average quantity or extent.
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  1. Of medium or average quantity or extent.
  2. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
  3. Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.
puny
(Chiefly Southern US) Sickly; ill.
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  1. (Chiefly Southern US) Sickly; ill.
  2. Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak:
sparse
Thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded
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  1. Thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded
  2. Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.
fragmentary
Consisting of fragments; not complete; disconnected
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  1. Consisting of fragments; not complete; disconnected
  2. Consisting of small, disconnected parts:
fractional
(Chem.) Designating or of any of various processes for separating the constituents of a mixture by taking advantage of differences in their solubility, boiling points, etc.
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  1. (Chem.) Designating or of any of various processes for separating the constituents of a mixture by taking advantage of differences in their solubility, boiling points, etc.
  2. Very small; insignificant:
  3. Very small; minute.
carnal
Having to do with or preoccupied with bodily or sexual pleasures; sensual or sexual
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  1. Having to do with or preoccupied with bodily or sexual pleasures; sensual or sexual
  2. In or of the flesh; bodily; material or worldly, not spiritual
  3. Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites:
immodest
Not conforming to traditional sexual mores; indecent:
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  1. Not conforming to traditional sexual mores; indecent:
  2. Boastful or arrogant:
  3. Not decorous; indecent
indecent
Offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; lewd or vulgar:
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  1. Offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; lewd or vulgar:
  2. Of speech, that it is crude and offensive, typically in a sexual manner. Of speech, that it is crude and offensive, typically in a sexual manner.
  3. Not appropriate or becoming; unseemly:
radiance
The quality or state of being radiant; brightness
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  1. The quality or state of being radiant; brightness
  2. (Physics) The radiant energy emitted per unit time in a specified direction by a unit area of an emitting surface.
luminous-energy
(Physics) The radiant energy of the visible portion of a spectrum of light
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  1. (Physics) The radiant energy of the visible portion of a spectrum of light
luminosity
The ratio of luminous flux at a specific wavelength to the radiant flux at the same wavelength.
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  1. The ratio of luminous flux at a specific wavelength to the radiant flux at the same wavelength.
  2. (Physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
  3. Brightness
brilliance
The fact of being brilliant; great brightness, radiance, intensity, splendor, intelligence, etc.
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  1. The fact of being brilliant; great brightness, radiance, intensity, splendor, intelligence, etc.
  2. (Music) Sharpness and clarity of tone.
  3. Exceptional clarity and agility of intellect or invention.
splendor
Something grand or magnificent.
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  1. Something grand or magnificent.
  2. Great light or luster; brilliance.
  3. Magnificent appearance or display; grandeur.
irradiation
The use or application of ionizing radiation, especially in medical treatment and for the sterilization or preservation of food.
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  1. The use or application of ionizing radiation, especially in medical treatment and for the sterilization or preservation of food.
  2. Exposure to radiation
  3. (Optics) The apparent enlargement of a brightly lighted object seen against a dark background
glare
A too bright or dazzling display
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  1. A too bright or dazzling display
  2. A smooth, bright, glassy surface, as of ice
  3. An intense, blinding light:
brightness
The quality or condition of being bright
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  1. The quality or condition of being bright
  2. The dimension of a color that represents its similarity to one of a series of achromatic colors ranging from very dim (dark) to very bright (dazzling).
  3. The luminous aspect of a color (as distinct from its hue) by which it is regarded as approaching the maximum luminance of pure white or the lack of luminance of pure black
clearness
Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc. [from 16th c.]
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  1. Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc. [from 16th c.]
  2. The state of being free from obstruction or interference. [from 17th c.]
  3. The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc. [from 17th c.]
lightness
The state or quality of having little weight or force.
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  1. The state or quality of having little weight or force.
  2. Ease or cheerfulness in manner or style.
  3. The dimension of the color of an object by which the object appears to reflect or transmit more or less of the incident light, varying from black to white for surface colors and from black to colorless for transparent volume colors.
brilliancy
An act of being brilliant.
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  1. An act of being brilliant.
  2. (Chess) A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.
  3. Brilliance, as of intellect or artistic performance.
coruscation
A coruscating; sparkling
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  1. A coruscating; sparkling
  2. A sudden brilliant display, as of wit
  3. A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light, a sparkle.
incandescence
(Physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body
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  1. (Physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body
  2. The light emitted by an incandescent object.
  3. The emission of visible light from a substance or object as a result of heating it to a high temperature. The color of the light emitted from solids and liquids is a function of their chemical structure and their temperature; the higher the temperature, the more intense and even the distribution of frequencies is (that is, higher temperatures create brighter and whiter light than lower temperatures).
scintillation
(Nuclear Physics) The flash of light made by ionizing radiation upon striking a crystal detector or a phosphor
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  1. (Nuclear Physics) The flash of light made by ionizing radiation upon striking a crystal detector or a phosphor
  2. (Astronomy) Rapid variation in the light of a celestial body caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere; a twinkling.
  3. (Physics) The flash of light produced by a phosphor when it absorbs ionizing radiation
shine
Fair weather:
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  1. Fair weather:
  2. Brightness; radiance
  3. Brightness from reflected light; luster.
fulgor
Splendor, splendour; dazzling brightness.
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  1. Splendor, splendour; dazzling brightness.
emanation
A heavy, gaseous isotope that results from the decay of a radioactive element
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  1. A heavy, gaseous isotope that results from the decay of a radioactive element
  2. Something that issues from a source; an emission.
  3. That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation from a flower.
lucency
The quality of being lucent.
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  1. The quality of being lucent.
  2. (Medicine) A pale area revealed in radiography, computed tomography, or similar examination technique.
luster
Brightness; radiance; brilliance
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  1. Brightness; radiance; brilliance
  2. The appearance of a mineral surface judged by its brilliance and ability to reflect light.
  3. Soft reflected light; sheen.
sheen
A glossy surface given to textiles.
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  1. A glossy surface given to textiles.
  2. Bright or shining attire
  3. Brightness; shininess; luster
sparkle
Brilliant animation; vivacity.
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  1. Brilliant animation; vivacity.
  2. A little spark; a scintillation.
  3. A spark or glowing particle
glitter
Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.
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  1. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.
  2. A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
  3. A sparkling or glistening light.
glow
Warmth of emotion; ardor, eagerness, etc.
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  1. Warmth of emotion; ardor, eagerness, etc.
  2. A light produced by a body heated to luminosity; incandescence.
  3. Brilliance or warmth of color, especially redness:
glimmer
A faint manifestation or dim perception
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  1. A faint manifestation or dim perception
  2. A faint light; a dim glow.
  3. A dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light.
glister
Alternative form of clyster.
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  1. Alternative form of clyster.
  2. A brilliant flash; a glint
  3. Glitter; brilliance.
effulgence
Great brightness; radiance; brilliance
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  1. Great brightness; radiance; brilliance
  2. A brilliant radiance.
resplendence
The property of being, or that which causes something to be, resplendent.
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  1. The property of being, or that which causes something to be, resplendent.
blare
A loud, brassy sound
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  1. A loud, brassy sound
  2. (Usually singular) A loud sound.
  3. Harsh brilliance or glare, as of color
radiation
(Nuclear Physics) Energy emitted as electromagnetic waves, as gamma or X-rays, or as energetic nuclear particles, as neutrons, alpha and beta particles, etc.
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  1. (Nuclear Physics) Energy emitted as electromagnetic waves, as gamma or X-rays, or as energetic nuclear particles, as neutrons, alpha and beta particles, etc.
  2. Adaptive radiation
  3. The act or process of radiating:
gleam
A brief, faint manifestation or trace, as of hope, understanding, etc.
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  1. A brief, faint manifestation or trace, as of hope, understanding, etc.
  2. A brief or dim indication; a trace:
  3. A brief beam or flash of light:
radiation
The emission or movement of such particles through space or a medium, such as air.
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  1. The emission or movement of such particles through space or a medium, such as air.
  2. Adaptive radiation
  3. A stream of particles or electromagnetic waves emitted by the atoms and molecules of a radioactive substance as a result of nuclear decay.
stream
A current or flow of water or other liquid, esp. one running along the surface of the earth; specif., a small river
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  1. A current or flow of water or other liquid, esp. one running along the surface of the earth; specif., a small river
  2. A large amount or number moving or occurring in steady succession:
  3. A flow of water in a channel or bed, as a brook, rivulet, or small river.
blaze
A mark to indicate a trail, usually painted on or cut into a tree.
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  1. A mark to indicate a trail, usually painted on or cut into a tree.
  2. Any very bright, often hot, light or glare
  3. A brilliant mass or burst of flame; strongly burning fire
lamp
A lantern or fixture that gives off light by burning gas, usually by means of a mantle.
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  1. A lantern or fixture that gives off light by burning gas, usually by means of a mantle.
  2. An electric device having a socket for a light bulb, especially a free-standing piece of furniture.
  3. (Old Poet.) The sun, moon, a star, etc.
lantern
A decorative casing for a light, often of paper.
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  1. A decorative casing for a light, often of paper.
  2. A structure built on top of a roof or dome with open or windowed walls to admit light and air.
  3. A transparent or translucent case for holding a light and protecting it from wind and weather: it usually has a handle on its framework so that it can be carried
match
One that is able to compete equally with another:
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  1. One that is able to compete equally with another:
  2. Two or more persons or things that go together in appearance, size, or other quality
  3. A slender piece of wood, cardboard, waxed cord, etc. tipped with a composition that catches fire by friction; esp., a safety match
wick
A cord or strand of loosely woven, twisted, or braided fibers, as on a candle or oil lamp, that draws up fuel to the flame by capillary action.
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  1. A cord or strand of loosely woven, twisted, or braided fibers, as on a candle or oil lamp, that draws up fuel to the flame by capillary action.
  2. A piece of material that conveys liquid by capillary action.
  3. A piece of cord or tape, or a thin bundle of threads, in a candle, oil lamp, cigarette lighter, etc., designed to absorb fuel by capillary attraction and, when lighted, to burn with a small, steady flame
sun
A star that is the center of a planetary system.
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  1. A star that is the center of a planetary system.
  2. The star around which Earth and other planets orbit. It provides heat and light to Earth. It has a mean distance from Earth of about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles), a diameter of approximately 1,391,000 kilometers (864,000 miles), and a mass about 333,000 times that of Earth.
  3. The radiant energy, especially heat and visible light, emitted by the sun; sunshine.
planet
(Obs.) Any of the celestial objects with apparent motion (as distinguished from the apparently still stars), including the sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, or Saturn
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  1. (Obs.) Any of the celestial objects with apparent motion (as distinguished from the apparently still stars), including the sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, or Saturn
  2. (Astrol.) Any of the celestial bodies regarded as influencing human lives: traditionally, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the sun and moon
  3. In the traditional model of solar systems, a celestial body larger than an asteroid or comet, illuminated by light from a star, such as the sun, around which it revolves.
star
Any mark, shape, emblem, or the like resembling such a figure, often used as an award, symbol of rank or authority, etc.
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  1. Any mark, shape, emblem, or the like resembling such a figure, often used as an award, symbol of rank or authority, etc.
  2. The star key on a telephone:
  3. A large, spherical celestial body consisting of a mass of gas that is hot enough to sustain nuclear fusion and thus produce radiant energy. Stars begin their life cycle as clouds of gas and dust called nebulae and develop, through gravitation and accretion, into increasingly hot and dense protostars . In order to reach the temperature at which nuclear reactions are ignited (about 5 million degrees K), a protostar must have at least 80 times the mass of Jupiter. For most of its life a star fuses hydrogen into helium in its core, during which period it is known as a dwarf star and is classed according to its surface temperature and luminosity (or spectral type) on a continuum called the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. When a star exhausts the hydrogen in its core, it typically develops into one of several non-main-sequence forms depending on how massive it is. Smaller stars, with masses less than eight times that of the Sun, become red giants and end their lives, after blowing away their outer layers, as white dwarfs . More massive stars become supergiants and end their lives, after exploding in a supernova, as either a neutron star or a black hole .
moon
The moon as it appears at a particular time in its cycle of phases:
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  1. The moon as it appears at a particular time in its cycle of phases:
  2. The natural satellite of Earth, visible by reflection of sunlight and having a slightly elliptical orbit, approximately 356,000 kilometers (221,600 miles) distant at perigee and 406,997 kilometers (252,950 miles) at apogee. Its mean diameter is 3,475 kilometers (2,160 miles), its mass approximately one eightieth that of Earth, and its average period of revolution around Earth 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes calculated with respect to the sun.
  3. Something unreasonable or unattainable:
lightning
A flash, or series of flashes, of light in the sky caused by the discharge of atmospheric electricity from one cloud to another or between a cloud and the earth
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  1. A flash, or series of flashes, of light in the sky caused by the discharge of atmospheric electricity from one cloud to another or between a cloud and the earth
  2. A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
  3. A flash of light in the sky caused by an electrical discharge between clouds or between a cloud and the Earth's surface. The flash heats the air and usually causes thunder. Lightning may appear as a jagged streak, as a bright sheet, or in rare cases, as a glowing red ball.
torch
A portable light produced by the flame of a stick of resinous wood or of a flammable material wound about the end of a stick of wood; a flambeau.
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  1. A portable light produced by the flame of a stick of resinous wood or of a flammable material wound about the end of a stick of wood; a flambeau.
  2. Longstanding unrequited romantic feelings for a person:
  3. A portable light consisting of a long piece of resinous wood, or twisted tow dipped in tallow, etc., flaming at one end; link; flambeau
flashlight
A light that shines in flashes, used for signaling, as in lighthouses, airplane beacons, etc.
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  1. A light that shines in flashes, used for signaling, as in lighthouses, airplane beacons, etc.
  2. A portable electric light, usually operated by batteries
  3. A brief, dazzling light for taking photographs at night or indoors
chandelier
A branched, decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling.
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  1. A branched, decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling.
  2. A lighting fixture hung from a ceiling, with branches for candles, lightbulbs, etc.
spotlight
A lamp with a strong, focused beam, as on an automobile, that can be directed on a small area
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  1. A lamp with a strong, focused beam, as on an automobile, that can be directed on a small area
  2. An artificial source of light with a strongly focused beam, as on an automobile.
  3. A strong beam of light used to illuminate prominently a particular person, thing, or group, as on a stage, in a window display, etc.
halo
A spherical distribution of stars and star clusters extending beyond the main body of certain galaxies, as the Milky Way
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  1. A spherical distribution of stars and star clusters extending beyond the main body of certain galaxies, as the Milky Way
  2. A circular band of colored light around a light source, as around the sun or moon, caused by the refraction and reflection of light by ice particles suspended in the intervening atmosphere.
  3. A ring of light that seems to encircle the sun, moon, or other luminous body: it results from the refraction of light through ice crystals in our atmosphere
nimbus
A rain cloud, especially a low dark layer of clouds such as a nimbostratus.
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  1. A rain cloud, especially a low dark layer of clouds such as a nimbostratus.
  2. (Myth.) A bright cloud surrounding gods or goddesses appearing on earth
  3. A radiant light that appears usually in the form of a circle or halo about or over the head in the representation of a god, demigod, saint, or sacred person such as a king or an emperor.
aurora-borealis
An aurora that occurs in northern regions of the earth.
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  1. An aurora that occurs in northern regions of the earth.
  2. Irregular, luminous phenomena, as streamers, visible at night in a zone surrounding the north magnetic pole and produced in the ionosphere when atomic particles strike and excite atoms; northern lights
aureole
The illuminated area around the sun, etc., as when seen in a mist or during an eclipse; sun's corona
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  1. The illuminated area around the sun, etc., as when seen in a mist or during an eclipse; sun's corona
  2. A circular or oval light surrounding the head or body of a representation of a deity or holy person; a halo.
corona
The luminous irregular envelope of extremely hot and highly ionized gas located outside the chromosphere of the sun.
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  1. The luminous irregular envelope of extremely hot and highly ionized gas located outside the chromosphere of the sun.
  2. The luminous, irregular envelope of gas outside the chromosphere of a star. The Sun's corona is composed of ionized gas between approximately 1,000,000°K and 2,000,000°K and has an extremely low density. This phenomenon is visible only during a solar eclipse.
  3. A faintly colored luminous ring appearing to surround a celestial body (such as the Moon or Sun) that is visible through a haze or thin cloud, caused by diffraction of light from suspended matter in the intervening medium.
daylight
Full understanding or knowledge of something hidden or obscure
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  1. Full understanding or knowledge of something hidden or obscure
  2. (Sports) An opening, as between defensive players, especially one providing an opportunity for action:
  3. The light of day; sunlight
daytime
The time between dawn and dusk; also, the time between sunrise and sunset
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  1. The time between dawn and dusk; also, the time between sunrise and sunset
sun
Something like the sun, as in warmth or brilliance
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  1. Something like the sun, as in warmth or brilliance
  2. The star around which Earth and other planets orbit. It provides heat and light to Earth. It has a mean distance from Earth of about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles), a diameter of approximately 1,391,000 kilometers (864,000 miles), and a mass about 333,000 times that of Earth.
  3. The heat or light of the sun
sunrise
The event or time of the appearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it rises above the horizon, typically the eastern horizon except for extreme latitudes.
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  1. The event or time of the appearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it rises above the horizon, typically the eastern horizon except for extreme latitudes.
  2. The daily appearance of the sun above the eastern horizon
  3. The sky as the sun rises:
point of view
The attitude or outlook of a narrator or character in a piece of literature, a movie, or another art form.
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  1. The attitude or outlook of a narrator or character in a piece of literature, a movie, or another art form.
  2. A position from which something is observed or considered; a standpoint.
  3. An attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs.
condition
A mode or state of being:
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  1. A mode or state of being:
  2. Existing circumstances:
  3. A disease or physical ailment:
standing
The act of one that stands:
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  1. The act of one that stands:
  2. Status with respect to rank, reputation, or position in society or a profession:
  3. A party’s legal right to challenge the conduct of another party in a legal proceeding. In order to have standing in a federal court, a litigant must show that 1) the conduct being challenged caused the party real injury, and 2) the concern the litigant is seeking to have protected is within the scope of interests intended to be regulated by the statute or other guarantee in question. A party’s legal right to challenge the conduct of another party in a legal proceeding. In order to have standing in a federal court, a litigant must show that 1) the conduct being challenged caused the party real injury, and 2) the concern the litigant is seeking to have protected is within the scope of interests intended to be regulated by the statute or other guarantee in question.
enlightenment
The act or a means of enlightening.
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  1. The act or a means of enlightening.
  2. (Buddhism & Hinduism) A state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains nirvana.
  3. A philosophical movement of the 1700s that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. Used with the.
information
Knowledge acquired in any manner; facts; data; learning; lore
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  1. Knowledge acquired in any manner; facts; data; learning; lore
  2. A person or agency answering questions as a service to others
  3. The act of informing or the condition of being informed; communication of knowledge:
education
The knowledge or skill obtained or developed by a learning process.
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  1. The knowledge or skill obtained or developed by a learning process.
  2. An instructive or enlightening experience:
  3. A program of instruction of a specified kind or level:
illuminate
To decorate or hang with lights.
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  1. To decorate or hang with lights.
  2. To give light to; light up
  3. To brighten; animate
illumine
To illuminate; light up
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  1. To illuminate; light up
  2. To give light to; illuminate.
  3. To illuminate.
illume
(Archaic) To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine.
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  1. (Archaic) To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine.
  2. To illuminate.
lighten
To be luminous; shine.
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  1. To be luminous; shine.
  2. To become light; grow brighter
  3. To lessen the severity or oppressiveness of:
floodlight
To illuminate with a floodlight.
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  1. To illuminate with a floodlight.
animate
To produce as an animated cartoon
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  1. To produce as an animated cartoon
  2. To give life to; fill with life:
  3. To give motion to; put into action
irradiate
To expose to or treat by exposing to X-rays, ultraviolet rays, radium, or some other form of radiant energy
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  1. To expose to or treat by exposing to X-rays, ultraviolet rays, radium, or some other form of radiant energy
  2. To expose to or treat with radiation. For example, meat sold as food is often irradiated with x-rays or other radiation to kill bacteria; uranium 238 can be irradiated with neutrons to create fissionable plutonium 239.
  3. To shed light on; illuminate.
inflame
To arouse passion, desire, or violence in; excite intensely, as with anger
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  1. To arouse passion, desire, or violence in; excite intensely, as with anger
  2. To set on fire; kindle.
  3. To catch fire.
spark
To produce the sparks properly
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  1. To produce the sparks properly
  2. To rouse to action; spur:
  3. To set in motion; activate:
kindle
To set fire to; ignite.
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  1. To set fire to; ignite.
  2. To light (a fire)
  3. To catch fire; burst into flame.
flame
To treat with flame
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  1. To treat with flame
  2. (Now Rare) To burn or heat with flame
  3. To burn with a blaze of light; burst into flame
perch
To lay (cloth) on a perch in order to examine it.
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  1. To lay (cloth) on a perch in order to examine it.
  2. To stand, sit, or rest on an elevated place or position.
  3. To alight or rest on or as on a perch
roost
To stay or settle down, as for the night
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  1. To stay or settle down, as for the night
  2. To come back home
  3. To rest, sit, sleep, etc. on a perch
rest
(Law) To complete the main presentation of (one's portion of a case):
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  1. (Law) To complete the main presentation of (one's portion of a case):
  2. To be unchanged or unresolved:
  3. To bring to rest; stop
alight
To get down or off; dismount
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  1. To get down or off; dismount
  2. To come by chance:
  3. To come down after flight; descend and settle
disembark
To take ashore from a ship.
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  1. To take ashore from a ship.
  2. To leave a vehicle or aircraft.
  3. To go ashore from a ship or leave an aircraft or other means of transportation
settle-on
To confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to.
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  1. To confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to.
  2. (Idiomatic) To make a decision or selection; to decide.
stop
To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:
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  1. To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:
  2. To be able to go no further; come to an end
  3. To cause to desist or to change a course of action:
drop
To leave out (a letter, for example) in speaking or writing.
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  1. To leave out (a letter, for example) in speaking or writing.
  2. (Informal) To get rid of or eliminate (something unneeded, unwanted, or problematic)
  3. To come to an end or to nothing
sit-down
(Figuratively) To meet formally at a conference table.
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  1. (Figuratively) To meet formally at a conference table.
  2. ( reflexive) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
  3. (Intransitive) To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
debus
To get off a bus (usually military)
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  1. To get off a bus (usually military)
detrain
To leave or cause to leave a railroad train.
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  1. To leave or cause to leave a railroad train.
  2. To get off or remove from a railroad train
  3. (Rail transport, intransitive) To exit from a train; to disembark
unhorse
To throw (a rider) from a horse
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  1. To throw (a rider) from a horse
  2. To cause to fall from a horse.
  3. To forcibly remove from a horse.
sensual (related)
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