dazzle
Overwhelm with brilliance
Dazzle is to overwhelm with brilliant light—a camera flash dazzles the eyes, leaving temporary blindness or disorientation.
By extension, to dazzle is to impress or amaze through spectacular display: She dazzled the audience with her performance.
A dazzle of zebras describes a herd, evoking their visually confusing stripes.
Something dazzling combines brightness with beauty or skill.
Glowing luminous quality
- sparkleEmit flashing light
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- glitterDecorative metallic flecks
- gleamFaint reflected light
flash · scintillate · twinkle · glisten · shine · luminous · incandescent · resplendent
Explosive light displays
- sequinsSmall reflective fabric ornaments
- rhinestonesImitation diamond crystals
- crystalsSolids with ordered structure
- disco ballReflective club centerpiece
chandelier · stage lights · Vegas · showgirl · extravaganza · pageantry · Broadway · premiere
Shock with wonder
wow · impress · captivate · enthral · mesmerize · spellbind · enrapture · fascinate
Lacking the sense of sight
- glareFierce stare or brightness
- disorientCause mental confusion
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- blurLack of sharpness
flash · strobe · afterimage · squint · blink · snow-blind · photoflash · headlights
Exceptional technical skill
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- masteryComplete skill or control
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
showmanship · footwork · sleight of hand · trickery · flourish · artistry · prowess · flair
Attractive, tempting quality
- charmAttractive personal quality
- magnetismForce between poles
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
fascination · appeal · star quality · showstopping · glitz · pizzazz · panache · flair
radiance
Glowing luminous quality
gleam · flash · scintillate · twinkle · glisten · shine · luminous · incandescent · resplendent · effulgent
fireworks
Explosive light displays
- sequinsSmall reflective fabric ornaments
- rhinestonesImitation diamond crystals
- crystalsSolids with ordered structure
disco ball · chandelier · stage lights · Vegas · showgirl · extravaganza · pageantry · Broadway · premiere · red carpet
astonish
Shock with wonder
overwhelm · wow · impress · captivate · enthral · mesmerize · spellbind · enrapture · fascinate · stupefy
blind
Lacking the sense of sight
blur · flash · strobe · afterimage · squint · blink · snow-blind · photoflash · headlights · spotlight
virtuosity
Exceptional technical skill
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- masteryComplete skill or control
finesse · showmanship · footwork · sleight of hand · trickery · flourish · artistry · prowess · flair · dexterity
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
enchantment · fascination · appeal · star quality · showstopping · glitz · pizzazz · panache · flair · elegance
- light phenomenarainbow, refraction, diffraction, spectrum, prism
- -le/-er verbsbabble, bubble, bumble, burble, crackle
- glamourglam, red carpet, glamour, paparazzi, glitter
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
- bright lightssunlight, glare, flash, flare, spotlight
- Double Lettersbookkeeper, Mississippi, Tennessee, Massachusetts, balloon
dazzledullness
Lack of stimulation
drabness · blandness · lackluster · plainness · dreariness
dazzlebore
Tiresome individual or drill
underwhelm · disappoint · disgust · repel · depress
- razzle dazzleShowy, confusing display
- dazzling spectacleOverwhelmingly impressive sight
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