🌟 Shining or bright 🚤 Wide or broad

beamy

8.6

Shining with bright light or looking very happy

adjective
/ˈbiːmi/

: radiante

He smiles a big, beamy, vote-for-me smile, and I give him a thumbs-up too.

Examples

The lighthouse stood tall and beamy, guiding ships safely to shore with its strong light.
The sun was bright and beamy, illuminating the entire garden with its golden rays.
She had a beamy expression on her face as she opened her birthday presents.

Synonyms

bright

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459 1.0

Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see

is more specific about producing or seeming to send out rays

radiant

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64 4.1

Shining or glowing brightly, often seeming very happy

is similar but stresses appearing to throw out distinct rays

luminous

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38 4.8

Shining with a soft steady light like a lantern

is more about obvious raylike appearance than a gentle inner glow

sparkly

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30 2.3

Shining with many small bright points like glitter

is steadier and more about seeming to emit rays than tiny flashes

brilliant

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30 3.0

Very bright and shining with strong light

is about seeming to project rays rather than sheer light power

glittery

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11 2.7

Shining with many small, bright points of light

is focused on distinct outward rays rather than a gentle inner glow

fluorescent

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7 4.8

Very bright colors that seem to glow in daylight

refers to actual emitting rays rather than vivid colour alone

glowy

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5 5.6

A soft bright look that seems to shine from within

is more literal about sending out visible rays than gentle warmth

sparkling

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5 1.3

Shining with small bright points like light on snow

is usually steadier and suggests continuous ray emission

dazzling

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2 3.1

So bright that it is hard to see

shows strong raylike appearance without necessarily blinding observers

glittering

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2 3.0

Shining with many small bright points like stars

is more about continuous, outward radiance than scattered flashes

effulgent

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Literature

1 9.9

Shining with a strong bright light

is about emitting raylike light without implying grandeur

shining

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1 1.0

Bright and reflecting light because it is clean or polished

centres on emitting rays rather than surface sheen or polish

glaring

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1 3.8

A very bright light that hurts your eyes

focuses on continuous outward radiance rather than scattered tiny points

blazing

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1 3.5

Shining very brightly like the sun

is radiant but usually less about fierce intensity or heat

lambent

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Literature

1 9.6

A soft, gentle light that seems to move

is steadier and highlights clear emitted rays rather than flicker

scintillating

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1 8.2

Sparkling with small bright flashes of light

is about steady raylike shining rather than intermittent sparkling flashes

luminiferous

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Specialized

1 9.9

To give off light or let light pass through

is the everyday radiant appearance rather than a technical process term

gleamy

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4.2

A smooth shiny surface that reflects light

focuses on seeming to emit light outward rather than surface shine

refulgent

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Literature

9.9

Shining brightly like the sun or a bright lamp

is radiant but does not stress majestic or formal grandeur

glinting

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3.6

Shines with small bright flashes of light

is about a steady raylike glow rather than quick intermittent flashes

aglitter

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Literature

8.1

Shining with many small bright points of light

emphasizes beamlike shining rather than many separate bright points

fulgid

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Literature

9.9

Shining very brightly with small flashes of light

is more about continuous radiance than short brilliant points

emissive

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Specialized

7.6

Something that gives off light or small particles, for example when heated

focuses on visible raylike radiance rather than technical emission processes

lightful

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Archaic

7.7

Full of bright light

is more specifically about seeming to project clear beams of light

Antonyms

dark

∞ 1.0

With little or no light and not bright

dim

62 1.0

Not bright and having only a little light

How Bright

dazzling

2 3.1

beamy

8.6

bright

459 1.0

dim

62 1.0

Surface Forms

beamy positive

Morphology

beamy = beam (transparent) = beam + y

Clearly formed from the noun 'beam' (ray of light) + '-y', meaning emitting rays or radiant; straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Beamy comes from beam + -y, and beam originally means a 'ray of light'. So beamy means full of light or shining as if with bright rays.