refulgence
Dazzling bright glow
Refulgence is radiant brightness or brilliant light—a literary word for splendor that shines forth.
The word appears in elevated prose describing sunsets, divine glory, or dazzling beauty: the refulgence of the summer sun, a face lit with spiritual refulgence.
The adjective refulgent is slightly more common than the noun.
Provision of light
- glowSteady, soft light
- shineEmit or reflect light
- gleamFaint reflected light
- beamStructural support member
luminescence · phosphorescence · fluorescence · brightness · glimmer · shimmer · sparkle · twinkle
Exceptional intelligence or luster
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- resplendenceImpressive, dazzling brilliance
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- incandescenceLight from heated objects
glory · magnificence · grandeur · majesty · dazzle · blaze · blazing · beaming
illumination
Provision of light
beam · luminescence · phosphorescence · fluorescence · brightness · glimmer · shimmer · sparkle · twinkle · flicker
brilliance
Exceptional intelligence or luster
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- resplendenceImpressive, dazzling brilliance
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
incandescence · glory · magnificence · grandeur · majesty · dazzle · blaze · blazing · beaming · gleaming
sheen
Soft surface luster
patina · burnish · gleam · glint · shimmer · sparkle · glossy · sleek · satiny · silky
dazzling
Overwhelmingly bright or impressive
- blindingPainfully intense light
- glaringHarshly conspicuous or bright
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
searing · intense · overpowering · brilliant · blazing · fierce · squint · sunburst · halation · afterimage
refulgencedullness
Lack of stimulation
drabness · lackluster · lusterlessness · lustrelessness · matteness
refulgenceobscurity
State of being unknown
gloominess · dreariness · bleakness · drabness · ignominy