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😠 To stare angrily 😠 An angry look 💡 Strong light 📸 Public attention 💡 To shine strongly
glare

glare

37 3.3
A very bright, harsh light that is hard to look at
  • noun
  • /ɡlɛr/
translation icon : deslumbramiento
  • Indirect lighting that reduces screen glare is important throughout the area, not just in labs.
  • sun glare
  • reduce glare
  • glare of street lights

And he said I woke up and I just saw a little glare from the TV downstairs.

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Examples

  • Not only did it enhance the blue sky, it controlled glare off the snow and granite.

    Academic text (1994)

  • And initially it was more for protecting the eyes so from the strong glare of the sun.

  • For the first time ever, none of my pictures had glare coming off the water.

    Academic text (2006)

  • There is a lot of glare.

    Contact (1997)

  • Sufferers tend to like the evening, and avoid the glare from mirrors.

    Cremaster 2 (1999)

  • Older people can be sensitive to glare, and fluorescent light can reflect from polished floors, tables, or walls.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Wren and Garth squinted against its glare, enjoying the warmth of it against their faces.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Jupiter will disappear into the Sun's glare by mid-December, then reappear before dawn a month later.

    Academic text (2007)

  • A reddish glare seemed to filter through the pale undergrowth beyond endless avenues of forest night.

  • The glare from the sun on the snow made it hard to see.

Synonyms

blaze
vsglare
70 3.5

A very bright light or strong flame that shines very brightly

applies to harsh, dazzling light even when it does not come from fire
brightness
vsglare
41 1.0

How much light something gives or how close it looks to white

is an unpleasant harsh dazzling light rather than general light
dazzle
vsglare
11 5.6

A very bright light that makes it hard to see

highlights an annoyingly harsh, dazzling quality rather than mere temporary confusion
brilliance
vsglare
8 4.5

A very bright light that makes it hard to see

stresses unpleasant harshness and difficulty looking at it rather than only intensity
glary
vsglare
8.8

A bright light that is so strong it hurts your eyes

is the same meaning but is the more common standard form
dazzlement
vsglare
6.9

A short loss of sight caused by a sudden bright light

focuses on the light being harsh and unpleasant rather than just its effect

Antonyms

dimness
4 3.4

Low light that makes it hard to see

Compounds

reptilian glare
8.2

A cold stare that shows no feeling and makes people uneasy

How Bright

dazzle
11 5.6
glare
37 3.3
brightness
41 1.0
light
∞ 1.0
dim glow
1 2.6

Surface Forms

glare singular
glares plural

Etymology

Glare goes back to an old Norse root glara meaning 'to shine' or 'to stare'. Imagine a light so bright it hurts your eyes — that's why a glare is a strong, harsh light.