adj
Illuminated so as to dazzle.
adj
Illuminated (with something blazing or shining).
adj
Often followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid.
n
An extremely bright meteor.
adj
Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
n
An instance of becoming brighter.
v
To shine or reflect in the light.
n
A luminous paint that glows in a variety of brilliant colours, most commonly red or orange; used especially for outdoor advertising.
adj
Luminiscent; fluorescent; of colors, very bright.
adj
(obsolete, poetic) shining
n
(rare) Alternative form of enlightenment [An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.]
v
(intransitive, physics) To emit electromagnetic radiation, especially visible light, when absorbing radiation of some other wavelength.
n
(chemistry, obsolete) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface
n
Synonym of gravity darkening
n
An optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics (as with dewy grass).
adv
In an illuminating manner.
adj
(poetic, archaic) shining between
adj
Illuminated; irradiated; made brilliant or splendid.
n
1589, Thomas Coghan, Haven of Health (1636), page 165:
adj
(archaic) Bright, flashing, resplendent.
n
A stray patch of brightness in a photographic image resulting from aberrant refractions or reflections within the lens due to an exceptionally bright light source, sometimes one just outside the image proper.
n
The brightness of the eye or eyes.
adj
(poetic) Full of light; bright.
adj
Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light; radiant.
adj
(informal, simile) Very brightly lit.
adj
Translucent; clear, lucid.
adj
bright, luminous, translucent or transparent
adj
(obsolete) Of language, speeches etc: lucid, brilliantly clear.
v
(intransitive) To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent.
adj
Involving or relating to lustration.
adj
(of a color) That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent
adj
(meteorology) Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset; nightshining.
adj
(obsolete) Shining in the night; luminescent.
adj
All-illuminating; shedding light in every direction.
n
(astronomy) The condition of being overluminous
n
glimmering or imperfect light
n
(obsolete, rare) Something which allows the passage of light; a translucent or transparent object.
adj
Producing sparks, especially by friction.
v
(transitive) To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
n
(idiomatic) An inspiring or enlightening person or thing.
adj
(poetic) Full of rays.
n
The light reflected by snow.
adj
Alternative form of specular [Pertaining to mirrors; mirror-like, reflective.]
n
Alternative form of sunglasses [Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun.]
adj
(poetic) Full of sunshine; bright like the sun or shining with reflected sunlight.
n
An optical phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of water (an ocean, lake or river) directly towards a satellite sensor viewing the surface, so that in the sunglint area of a satellite image, smooth water appears as a silvery mirror, while rougher surface water is relatively dark.
adj
(obsolete) translucent
v
(uncommon) To shine (light) through, and thus make (the thing which is shined through) translucent.
adj
(rare, nonstandard, poetic) Illuminated by or as if by twilight.
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