| Main Entry: | luster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gloss, shine |
Synonyms: |
afterglow, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, burnish, candescence, dazzle, effulgence, glaze, gleam, glint, glitter, glow, incandescence, iridescence, lambency, luminousness, opalescence, polish, radiance, refulgence, resplendence, sheen, shimmer, sparkle |
Antonyms: |
darkness, dullness, matte |
| Main Entry: | burnish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | polish, brighten |
Synonyms: |
buff, furbish, glance, glaze, gloss, luster, patina, put on a finish, rub, sheen, shine, smooth, wax |
Antonyms: |
dull, tarnish |
| Main Entry: | chandelier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | light hanging from ceiling |
Synonyms: |
candelabrum, candleholder, corona, crown, electrolier, gasolier, light fixture, luster |
| Main Entry: | fame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebrity |
Synonyms: |
acclaim, acclamation, account, acknowledgment, character, credit, dignity, distinction, elevation, eminence, esteem, estimation, exaltation, favor, glory, greatness, heyday, honor, illustriousness, immortality, kudos, laurels, luster, majesty, name, nobility, note, notoriety, place, popularity, position, preeminence, prominence, public esteem, rank, recognition, regard, renown, rep, report, reputation, repute, splendor, standing, stardom, station, superiority, éclat |
| Main Entry: | finish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coating; perfecting |
Synonyms: |
appearance, beauty, burnish, cultivation, culture, elaboration, glaze, grace, grain, lacquer, luster, patina, perfection, polish, refinement, shine, smoothness, surface, texture, veneer |
| Main Entry: | fire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | animation, vigor |
Synonyms: |
ardor, brio, calenture, dash, drive, eagerness, energy, enthusiasm, excitement, exhilaration, fervency, fervor, force, ginger, gusto, heartiness, heat, impetuosity, intensity, life, light, liveliness, luster, passion, pep, punch*, radiance, red heat, scintillation, snap*, sparkle, spirit, splendor, starch, verve, vim, virtuosity, vivacity, white heat, zeal, zing, zip, élan |
Antonyms: |
apathy, dullness, lethargy, spiritlessness |
| Main Entry: | flash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shimmer, flicker |
Synonyms: |
beam, bedazzlement, blaze, burst, coruscation, dazzle, flame, flare, glance, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, illumination, imprint, impulse, incandescence, luster, phosphorescence, quiver, radiation, ray, reflection, scintillation, shine, spark, sparkle, streak, stream, twinkle, twinkling, vision |
| Main Entry: | glaze |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | varnish, lacquer |
Synonyms: |
coat, enamel, finish, glint, gloss, luster, patina, polish, sheen, shine |
Antonyms: |
stripper |
| Main Entry: | gleam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brightness, sparkle |
Synonyms: |
beam, brilliance, coruscation, flash, flicker, glance, glim, glimmer, glint, glitz, gloss, glow, luster, ray, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, splendor, twinkle |
Antonyms: |
dullness |
| Main Entry: | glitter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brilliance, sparkle |
Synonyms: |
beam, brightness, coruscation, display, flash, gaudiness, glamour, glare, gleam, glint, glisten, glister, glitz, luster, pageantry, radiance, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, shine, show, showiness, splendor, tinsel, twinkle, zap |
Antonyms: |
dullness |
