flickery
- adjective
- /ˈflɪkəri/
:
parpadeante
- As the storm approached, the street lights began to flicker, creating a flickery ambiance.
Examples
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The candle cast a flickery glow that danced on the walls as the wind blew.
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He looked in the metal mirror, put the razor's edge to his face, and went to work in the flickery light of the candle flame.
Fiction book (1997) -
The flickery light from the television made it hard for him to focus on his book.
Synonyms
30
2.3
Shining with many small bright points like glitter
5
1.3
Shining with small bright points like light on snow
3
5.0
A soft, flickering shine that gently catches the light
2
3.0
Shining with many small bright points like stars
2
6.7
Flashing on and off in a way that draws attention
1
9.6
A soft, gentle light that seems to move
Giving light that goes on and off quickly, like a candle flame
Shining with a light that goes on and off
Moving or looking unsteady and slightly shaking
Turning on and off quickly, like a weak light or screen
Shining with small bright flashes of light
Shines with small bright flashes of light
Antonyms
How Unsteady
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word flickery comes from the small, quick action flick, meaning 'quick move', and the verb flicker, meaning 'to move or shine quickly'. So flickery describes light or movement that is unsteady and changes quickly, like a candle flame in the wind.