gleaming
Catching the light
Gleaming describes something shining brightly, especially with reflected light: gleaming white teeth, a gleaming marble floor.
The word suggests a clean, polished quality—surfaces that gleam look well-maintained.
Figuratively, something gleaming appears new or pristine: a gleaming new sports car in the driveway.
Giving off steady light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- shiningGiving off light
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
incandescent · aglow · effulgent · refulgent · lambent · lucent · phosphorescent · fluorescent
Completely free of marks
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
- flawlessEntirely without fault
- cleanFree of soil
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
fresh · new · unblemished · scrubbed · sanitized · pristine · mint · showroom
Reflecting light smoothly
- glossySmooth and shiny
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- burnishedPolished by rubbing
- buffedRubbed to shine
lacquered · varnished · waxed · glazed · enameled · mirrored · chrome · sleek
Shining with small flashes
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
- glintingReflecting brief flashes
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- scintillatingBrilliantly lively or witty
dazzling · flickering · flashing · coruscating · sequined · bejeweled · crystalline · starry
glowing
Giving off steady light
luminous · incandescent · aglow · effulgent · refulgent · lambent · lucent · phosphorescent · fluorescent · resplendent
spotless
Completely free of marks
- immaculateCompletely without blemish
- flawlessEntirely without fault
- cleanFree of soil
bright · fresh · new · unblemished · scrubbed · sanitized · pristine · mint · showroom · sparkling clean
shiny
Reflecting light smoothly
buffed · lacquered · varnished · waxed · glazed · enameled · mirrored · chrome · sleek · smooth
glittering
Shining with small flashes
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
- glintingReflecting brief flashes
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
scintillating · dazzling · flickering · flashing · coruscating · sequined · bejeweled · crystalline · starry · spangled
gold
Element seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
bronze · steel · chrome · platinum · pewter · golden · silvery · gilded · silvered · metallic
- cleaningcleaning, clean, housekeeping, clean up, daily cleaning
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
- eye-catchingstriking, conspicuous, noticeable, prominent, eye-catching
- finishespainted, polished, varnish, paint, matte silver
- sheenluster, shine, gloss, sheen, polish
- gleaming scalesShiny protective body covering
gleam, glimmer, glimmering, gleamed, gleams, glimmers, glimmered