Definitions for glow

Definitions for (noun) glow

Main entry: gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency

Definition: an appearance of reflected light


Main entry: glow, luminescence

Definition: light from nonthermal sources


Main entry: glow

Definition: a feeling of considerable warmth

Usage: the glow of new love; a glow of regret


Main entry: glow, glowing, radiance

Definition: the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface


Main entry: glow

Definition: a steady even light without flames


Main entry: incandescence, glow

Definition: the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised


Main entry: freshness, glow

Definition: an alert and refreshed state


Definitions for (verb) glow

Main entry: beam, glow, radiate, shine

Definition: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

Usage: She was beaming with joy; Her face radiated with happiness


Main entry: glow

Definition: be exuberant or high-spirited

Usage: Make the people's hearts glow


Main entry: glow

Definition: emit a steady even light without flames

Usage: The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden


Main entry: shine, glow, radiate, beam

Definition: have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

Usage: Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna


Main entry: burn, glow

Definition: shine intensely, as if with heat

Usage: The coals were glowing in the dark; The candles were burning


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