LUMINESCE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

luminesce

verb

Definition of luminesce

as in to glow

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Recent Examples of luminesce Music has charms that teem our tongues, course through our pens and luminesce up on our screens. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2019

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Verb

Happily, though, the Gulf Coast sunsets here will glow all year round.

— Harriet Elton, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
On one, Basquiat made the figure menacing, with glowing red eyes, while another iteration appears almost nervous.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of glow

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The spa Done up in shimmering marble mosaics, the hotel’s petite subterranean spa takes its cues from the Turkish baths at London’s Royal Automobile Club and the original YMCA in New York.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The image was captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), with stars that shimmer periodically on the search engine's home page.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of shimmer

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That's particularly true at steakhouse Intrepid and open-air cantina 16o9—both of which are set above the harbor for incredible sunsets and clear views of the gleaming white super yachts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
All this may be hard to imagine in the gleaming China of today.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of gleam

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An unmanned Sceye airship flew from New Mexico to Japan and back, beaming mobile cell service to ordinary phones from the stratosphere.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
But on the piano, laser-beamed into his songcraft, he’s quietly electrified, at seemingly at peace as his tenorous vocal glissando and nimble fingerwork on the piano produce shiveringly tender folk ballads that echo Harry Nilsson and Van Morrison.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of beam

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With binoculars, observers can sweep through the glittering star fields of Cygnus, the Swan, and continue down to the dazzling star clouds surrounding the center of our galaxy in Sagittarius, the Archer.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
On the roof deck, 360-degree views give you unobstructed river views, as well as an opposing view, down on glittering, red-and-gold tiled temple roofs of the Wat Po complex.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of glitter

Verb

On Tuesday, the jewelry and silversmith firm will open a Caviar Bar at its Milan showroom in Palazzo Gavazzi, where Buccellati jewels and its table and decor pieces will glimmer among Chahan Minassian’s interior designs and vice versa.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
After about 30 minutes of searching, Smith spotted something glimmering in the East Drain section of the park — but initially mistook it for mica, a glittery and common mineral.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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