Synonyms of gleams

gleams 1 of 2

noun

plural of gleam

as in glows

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible

the door opened a crack and let in a gleam of light from the hallway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glows
• glares
• glints
• lights
• shines
• illuminations
• beams
• glimmers
• twinkles
• blazes
• radiances
• sunlights
• shimmers
• flashes
• sparkles
• fluorescences
• luminescences
• rays
• flares
• scintillations
• reflections
• incandescences
• moonlights
• glitters
• haloes
• sunbeams
• lustres
• polishes
• lusters
• daylights
• sunshines
• aureoles
• aurorae
• streaks
• sheens
• streams
• glistens
• auroras
• halos
• glosses
• shafts
• afterglows
• aureolae

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shadows
• glooms
• nights
• darks
• dusks

gleams

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gleam

as in glints

to shoot forth bursts of light

fine china and stemware gleaming in the candlelight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glints
• shimmers
• glistens
• shines
• flashes
• sparkles
• glitters
• twinkles
• glimmers
• glows
• glances
• flames
• winks
• scintillates
• lustres
• spangles
• glisters
• lusters
• beams
• coruscates
• radiates
• dazzles
• winkles
• blinds
• flares
• glares
• blazes
• bedazzles
• burns
• dazes