| twinkle | | |
| n. (event) | 1. scintillation, sparkling, twinkle | a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash. |
| ~ alteration, change, modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. light, spark, sparkle, twinkle | 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" |
| ~ verve, vitality | an energetic style. |
| ~ expression, look, face, facial expression, aspect | the feelings expressed on a person's face.; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" |
| v. (perception) | 3. blink, flash, twinkle, wink, winkle | gleam or glow intermittently.; "The lights were flashing" |
| ~ flick, flicker | flash intermittently.; "The lights flicked on and off" |
| ~ radiate | cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays.; "The sun is radiating" |
| v. (weather) | 4. scintillate, twinkle, winkle | emit or reflect light in a flickering manner.; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" |
| ~ celestial body, heavenly body | natural objects visible in the sky. |
| ~ beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| ~ scintillate | give off.; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes" |
| glare | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. blaze, brilliance, glare | a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted.; "a glare of sunlight" |
| ~ brightness | the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white. |
| n. (act) | 2. glare, glower | an angry stare. |
| ~ stare | a fixed look with eyes open wide. |
| n. (state) | 3. glare, limelight, public eye, spotlight | a focus of public attention.; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" |
| ~ prominence | the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent. |
| v. (body) | 4. glare, glower | look at with a fixed gaze.; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" |
| ~ stare | fixate one's eyes.; "The ancestor in the painting is staring down menacingly" |
| v. (weather) | 5. glare | be sharply reflected.; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface" |
| ~ shine, reflect | be bright by reflecting or casting light.; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" |
| v. (perception) | 6. glare | shine intensely.; "The sun glared down on us" |
| ~ beat | glare or strike with great intensity.; "The sun was beating down on us" |
| ~ beam, shine | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" |
| glimmer | | |
| n. (event) | 1. gleam, gleaming, glimmer | a flash of light (especially reflected light). |
| ~ flash | a sudden intense burst of radiant energy. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. glimmer, glimmering, inkling, intimation | a slight suggestion or vague understanding.; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" |
| ~ suggestion | an idea that is suggested.; "the picnic was her suggestion" |
| v. (perception) | 3. gleam, glimmer | shine brightly, like a star or a light. |
| ~ radiate | cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays.; "The sun is radiating" |
| radiance | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. glow, glowing, radiance | the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. |
| ~ aureole, corona | the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse. |
| ~ light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation.; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light. |
| ~ brightness | the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white. |
| ~ gleam, lambency, gleaming, glow | an appearance of reflected light. |
| ~ sheen, shininess, luster, lustre | the visual property of something that shines with reflected light. |
| ~ burnish, glossiness, polish, gloss | the property of being smooth and shiny. |
| n. (state) | 3. radiance | an attractive combination of good health and happiness.; "the radiance of her countenance" |
| ~ happiness, felicity | state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. |
| ~ good health, healthiness | the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease. |
| sheen | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. luster, lustre, sheen, shininess | the visual property of something that shines with reflected light. |
| ~ effulgence, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, radiance | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light. |
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