bedazzling

adjective

be·​daz·​zling bi-ˈda-z(ə-)liŋ 

bē-

: brilliantly or showily bright, colorful, or impressive : dazzling

bedazzling lights

a bedazzling performer/performance

a bedazzling display

bedazzlingly adverb

a bedazzlingly beautiful display

Synonyms

• beaming
• bright
• brilliant
• candescent
• clear
• dazzling
• effulgent
• fulgent
• glowing
• incandescent
• lambent
• lucent
• lucid
• luminous
• lustrous
• radiant
• refulgent
• sheeny
• shining
• shiny
• splendid

Examples of bedazzling in a Sentence

bedazzling Christmas decorations that added to the holiday cheer

Recent Examples on the Web

The most bedazzling new rule requires prosecutors to state at sentencing the cost of imprisonment, among other factors. —Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, 12 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above