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gleaming, glow, lambency

n. an appearance of reflected light

gleaming, glimmer

n. a flash of light (especially reflected light)

glimmer

v. shine brightly, like a star or a light

spangle, glitter, glister, shine

v. glitter like spangles

blaze, glare, brilliance

n. great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"

opalescence, iridescence

n. the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle

n. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

trace, shadow, vestige

n. a clue that something has been present

play, shimmer

n. a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"

inkling, intimation

n. a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

hint, tip

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

conception, concept

n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

thought, idea

n. the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"

notion, whimsy, whimsey, whim

n. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

feeling, impression, notion, belief

n. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

opalescence, iridescence

n. the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

dazzle

n. brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily

luster, lustre, splendor, splendour, brilliancy

n. a quality that outshines the usual

flicker, flick, shine unsteadily

v. shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"

burn, glow

v. shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"

shimmer

v. shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"

winkle, twinkle, scintillate

v. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"

flicker, flick

v. flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"

flicker, flick, shine unsteadily

v. shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"

burn, glow

v. shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"

shimmer

v. shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight"

luridness, paleness, lividness, lividity, pallidness, pallor, wanness

n. unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

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