glowy
Emitting gentle light
Glowy describes something that emits or seems to emit a soft, warm light.
The word is informal and often affectionate, suggesting a gentle radiance rather than harsh brightness: Her skin looked all glowy after the facial, the glowy string lights on the patio.
It can extend to emotional states—someone glowy with happiness appears to radiate contentment.
Emitting stored light
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- bioluminescentEmitting light through biology
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
glimmering · sparkling · twinkling · flickering · glittering · lustrous · shining · beaming
Emitting light or joy
- dewyCovered in condensation
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- healthyIn good physical condition
- hydratedSufficiently supplied with fluid
flushed · rosy · sun-kissed · bronzed · moisturized · fresh · youthful · vibrant
phosphorescent
Emitting stored light
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- bioluminescentEmitting light through biology
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
gleaming · glimmering · sparkling · twinkling · flickering · glittering · lustrous · shining · beaming · glinting
radiant
Emitting light or joy
hydrated · flushed · rosy · sun-kissed · bronzed · moisturized · fresh · youthful · vibrant · plump
otherworldly
Seemingly not earthly
heavenly · magical · fairy · enchanted · mystical · soft-focus · hazy · gossamer · diaphanous · wispy
ghostly
Resembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
uncanny · haunted · pale · pallid · sickly · unnatural · strange · weird · radioactive · toxic
- glow sticksChemical tubes that luminesce
- glow upStriking positive change
- glowing skinLuminous, healthy-looking face
- warm glowGentle heat and light
- soft glowSubdued, diffuse illumination
- healthy glowRadiant, well-nourished appearance