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gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency

n. an appearance of reflected light

gleam, gleaming, glimmer

n. a flash of light (especially reflected light)

gleam, glimmer

v. shine brightly, like a star or a light

glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine

v. be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"

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glare, blaze, brilliance

n. a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight"

opalescence, iridescence

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

scintillation

n. the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight

trace, shadow, vestige

n. a clue that something has been present

shimmer, play

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

inkling, intimation, glimmering, glimmer

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"

concept, conception, construct

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

idea, thought

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, whim, whimsy, whimsey

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"

impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion

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, brilliancy, splendor, splendour

n. a quality that outshines the usual

flick, flicker

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"

scintillate

v. physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"

flicker, flick

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

sparkle, scintillate, coruscate

v. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"

shine at, excel at

v. be good at; "She shines at math"

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

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

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