English adjective: gleaming | |||
1. | gleaming bright with a steady but subdued shining | ||
Samples | From the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights. The gleaming brass on the altar. Nereids beneath the nitid moon. | ||
Synonyms | agleam, nitid | ||
Similar | bright | ||
Antonyms | dull | ||
English noun: gleaming | |||
1. | gleaming (event) a flash of light (especially reflected light) | ||
Synonyms | gleam, glimmer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flash | ||
2. | gleaming (attribute) an appearance of reflected light | ||
Synonyms | gleam, glow, lambency | ||
Broader (hypernym) | effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine | ||