dazzle
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈdæzl/
- "Oh!" she said, her eyes luminous with the dazzle she beheld.
- razzle-dazzle
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Watch on YouTubeHeat and light shimmered in the dazzle, strangely colored light, heat that danced and shook day over a dreadful land.
- Heat and light shimmered in the dazzle, strangely colored light, heat that danced and shook day over a dreadful land.
Examples
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The offshore breeze carried the smoke and the fog away, and he could see a dazzle of stars overhead.
Fiction book (1990) -
Leah's still a handsome woman, but the dazzle is gone, and she looks tired around the eyes.
Fiction book (2002) -
His arms are rising slowly from his sides, a happy dazzle in his eyes.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's just a lot of personality stuff, some flash and dazzle with no substance.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the sunlight, a quick and sharp dazzle, the simple gold ring she wore on her left hand gleamed.
Fiction book (1992) -
Jessi's decided that driving in darkness means facing the dazzle of oncoming headlights.
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Annie lowered the visor against the sun's dazzle and felt something inside her quicken.
Fiction book (1995) -
The light in August was incandescent, pouring in a dazzle of silver-gold through the delicate blue veils of summer sky.
Fiction book (1994) -
Heat and light shimmered in the dazzle, strangely colored light, heat that danced and shook day over a dreadful land.
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The dazzle from the fireworks was so bright that it temporarily blinded me.
Synonyms
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4.5
A very bright light that makes it hard to see
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9.9
A very bright, shining light that fills a place
A short loss of sight caused by a sudden bright light
A short time of not being able to see clearly because of very bright light
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Etymology
Dazzle as a noun shares the same origin: an old idea of 'blinding' and is like daze. So a dazzle is the strong, bright shine that can make you squint or see less clearly.