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glary

glary

6.7
Very bright and harsh light that makes it hard to see
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡlɛri/
translation icon : deslumbrante
  • The glary reflections from the snow made him feel uncomfortable.

Examples

  • The glary sunlight made it difficult to see the road ahead.

  • I just got a small and Mitch got a large, so glary like the sun.

  • Aside from the illumination of a few white candles near a spirit table, the available light is northern, glary, and coming through dirty windows.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • He squinted against the glary headlights of the oncoming car.

Synonyms

bright
vsglary
459 1.0

Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see

adds a harsh, unpleasant edge to that same strong light
brilliant
vsglary
30 3.0

Very bright and shining with strong light

is similar in brightness but carries an unpleasant, harsh quality
gaudy
vsglary
22 5.5

Very bright and showy in a way that looks bad

is more about sharp, unpleasant light than merely poor style
garish
vsglary
16 6.7

Very bright and showy in a way that hurts the eyes

focuses on harsh, unpleasant brightness rather than just poor taste
incandescent
vsglary
  • Literature
3 7.5

Full of strong feeling or passion

focuses on harsh, unpleasant light rather than emotional brilliance
lurid
vsglary
3 7.7

Shining with a bright, unnatural, or scary light

shares vividness but is defined by being unpleasantly harsh
blinding
vsglary
3 4.1

Very bright light that makes it hard to see

is equally intense but adds an unpleasant, harsh quality
dazzling
vsglary
2 3.1

So bright that it is hard to see

is similar yet emphasizes an unpleasant, harsh glare over mere brightness
glaring
vsglary
1 3.8

A very bright light that hurts your eyes

is similarly bright but feels unpleasantly harsh rather than neutral
overbright
vsglary
5.0

Colors or tones that are too strong and look unnatural

relates to intense light but adds an unpleasant, harsh feel
fulgurous
vsglary
  • Literature
9.9

Very bright and flashing like lightning that makes a strong impression

is equally dazzling but specifically unpleasant and harsh in effect
lightful
vsglary
  • Archaic
7.7

Full of bright light

keeps brightness but shifts it to an unpleasant, harsh experience

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
glary
6.7
bright
459 1.0
dim
62 1.0

Surface Forms

glary positive

Morphology

glary = glare (transparent) = glare + y

Formed by straightforward suffixation of 'glare' with '-y' to mean characterized by unpleasant brightness, which a learner can infer.

Etymology

Glary comes from the same root as glare, an old word that meant 'shine' or 'stare', so think of a light that makes you squint; that's why glary describes an unpleasant, dazzling brightness.