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glaring

glaring

1 3.8
A very bright light that hurts your eyes
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡlɛrɪŋ/
translation icon : deslumbrante
  • The headlights of the oncoming cars felt glaring as they approached down the dark road.
  • glaring light
  • too glaring

But it is similar to just this glaring white field of light.

Examples

  • The room is already filled with glaring light that promises a hot day.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • First, there's the light of this wonderful, glaring, glowing light back here.

  • But it is similar to just this glaring white field of light.

    Theo Von

  • Sometimes the light is glaring and it's big because it's closer.

  • Suddenly, the lights came on, brilliant and glaring.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The light was harsh and glaring.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • His blue eyes, which were wide and staring, grew increasingly clouded from the smoke, the dust, and the bright, glaring light.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Around her, the dragons seemed to come alive; their golden, glaring eyes, their brilliant wings, their breaths of fire burned the air with color.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • My skin flaws, the smudged kohl, sticky hair, it all seemed so much more glaring under the 1000-watt lights.

    Blog text (34)

  • The sun was so glaring at noon that I had to squint while walking outside.

Synonyms

bright
vsglaring
459 1.0

Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see

is more extreme and tends to hurt the eyes with glare
radiant
vsglaring
64 4.1

Shining or glowing brightly, often seeming very happy

is usually harsher and more likely to dazzle or blind
brilliant
vsglaring
30 3.0

Very bright and shining with strong light

is equally bright but tends to feel more harsh and blinding
sparkling
vsglaring
5 1.3

Shining with small bright points like light on snow

is more intense and often feels blinding rather than lively
incandescent
vsglaring
  • Literature
3 7.5

Full of strong feeling or passion

matches intensity but leans more toward harsh, painful brightness
blinding
vsglaring
3 4.1

Very bright light that makes it hard to see

is equally intense but often feels harsher and more dazzling
dazzling
vsglaring
2 3.1

So bright that it is hard to see

is similar in intensity but can be more piercing and harsh
glittering
vsglaring
2 3.0

Shining with many small bright points like stars

is more constant and harsher, producing an overwhelming brightness
shining
vsglaring
1 1.0

Bright and reflecting light because it is clean or polished

is harsher and more likely to dazzle rather than softly reflect
blazing
vsglaring
1 3.5

Shining very brightly like the sun

is comparably intense but often gives a sharper, more painful shine
scintillating
vsglaring
1 8.2

Sparkling with small bright flashes of light

is more steady and usually gives a harsher, blinding light
fulgent
vsglaring
  • Literature
9.9

Shining with a strong, bright light

is of similar power but stresses a more dazzling, cutting light
fulgid
vsglaring
  • Literature
9.9

Shining very brightly with small flashes of light

is intense too but usually creates steady, overpowering brightness
superlight
vsglaring
5.4

Very bright and giving out a lot of light

overlaps in strength but often feels more dazzling and blinding
glary
vsglaring
6.7

Very bright and harsh light that makes it hard to see

is similarly harsh but can be even more blinding in effect
lightful
vsglaring
  • Archaic
7.7

Full of bright light

is stronger and often gives a sharper, more painful shine
beamy
vsglaring
  • UK
8.6

Shining with bright light or looking very happy

is more intense and often produces a blinding effect
gleaming
vsglaring
3.2

A bright shine made when light bounces off a surface

is stronger and more likely to overwhelm the eyes
glistening
vsglaring
3.4

Shining with bright light, often because it is wet or smooth

is harsher and more likely to dazzle than gentle reflection
glistering
vsglaring
  • Archaic
7.9

Shining with small bright points like light on water

is steadier and more likely to create continuous glare
glinting
vsglaring
3.6

Shines with small bright flashes of light

is steadier and more prone to create a continuous glare
aglitter
vsglaring
  • Literature
8.1

Shining with many small bright points of light

is more constant and can be more blinding than flickering shine

Antonyms

soft
182 1.0

Gentle and not strong for light or sound

dim
62 1.0

Not bright and having only a little light

How Bright

dazzling
2 3.1
glaring
1 3.8
bright
459 1.0
dim
62 1.0

Surface Forms

glaring positive
glaringly positive

Morphology

glaring = glare (transparent) = glare + ing

Meaning is directly derived from the verb 'glare' (to shine strongly) with the adjectival/participial '-ing' form indicating something emitting or reflecting strong light.

Etymology

Glaring comes from the old word glare, which once meant 'bright' or 'clear' and is like the idea behind glass, so imagine a light so strong it makes you squint. So glaring means 'shining with a very strong or blinding light'.