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61bright — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. brilliant, shining, glistening; luminous; clever, intelligent; gay, flashing, sparkling. See color, intelligence, light. Ant., dark, dim; stupid; clouded, dismal. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Shining] …
62coruscate — Not rr . Glittering, dazzling, as in coruscating wit …
63coruscate — (v.) 1705, from L. coruscatus, pp. of coruscare to vibrate, glitter, of unknown origin. Related: Coruscated; coruscating …
64Carlyle, Thomas — (1795–1881) A prominent biographer, historian, and activist in nineteenth century Britain. A Scot, Carlyle was educated at the University of Edinburgh before moving to London to pursue a literary career. His knowledge of Germany, its… …
65bright — I. a. 1. Luminous, shining, resplendent, glowing, lustrous, beaming, gleaming, glittering, glistening, glistering, twinkling, beaming, shimmering, sparkling, scintillating, scintillant, coruscating, flashing, flaming, blazing, dazzling, irradiant …
66brilliant — adjective 1) a brilliant student Syn: bright, intelligent, clever, smart, astute, intellectual; gifted, talented, able, adept, skillful; elite, superior, first class, first rate, excellent; informal brainy …
67iridescent — adjective an iridescent film of oil on the puddle Syn: opalescent, nacreous; shimmering, luminous, glittering, sparkling, dazzling, shining, gleaming, glowing, lustrous, scintillating; kaleidoscopic, rainbow colored, multicolored; literary… …
68scintillating — adjective 1) a scintillating diamond necklace Syn: sparkling, shining, bright, brilliant, gleaming, glittering, twinkling, shimmering, glistening; literary glistering Ant: dull 2) a scintillating performance …
69shining — adjective 1) a shining expanse of water Syn: gleaming, bright, brilliant, illuminated, lustrous, glowing, glinting, sparkling, twinkling, glittering, glistening, shimmering, dazzling, luminous, luminescent, incandescent; literary glistering …
70twinkling — adjective twinkling white lights graced the gazebo Syn: sparkling, glistening, glittering, glimmering, glinting, gleaming, flickering, winking, shining, scintillating, lambent; literary coruscating …
