Synonyms of the word

effulgence

• n. A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.

brightness

• n. The quality of being bright.
• n. The perceived luminance of an object.
• n. Intelligence, cleverness.

radiance

• n. the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid.
• n. (physics) the flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a…

radiancy

• n. The property of being radiant.
• n. (physics) The amount of energy emitted, flux.

refulgence

• n. the quality of being refulgent; refulgency.

refulgency

• n. The property of being refulgent.

shine

• v. (intransitive) To emit light.
• v. (intransitive) To reflect light.
• v. (intransitive) To distinguish oneself; to excel.
• v. (intransitive) To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
• v. (intransitive) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
• v. (intransitive) To be immediately apparent.
• v. (transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
• v. (transitive) To cause to shine, as a light.
• v. (US, transitive) To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.
• n. Brightness from a source of light.
• n. Brightness from reflected light.
• n. Excellence in quality or appearance.
• n. Shoeshine.
• n. Sunshine.
• n. (slang) Moonshine.
• n. (cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
• n. (slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.
• n. (archaic, slang) A caper; an antic; a row.
• v. (transitive) To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
• v. (transitive, cricket) To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.