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gleamingly

gleamingly

5.1
In a way that shines brightly or looks very good
  • adverb
  • /ˈɡliːmɪŋli/
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  • The newly polished floor gleamed gleamingly under the bright lights.

Examples

  • He also says the "gleamingly modern" design of the place is pretty cool, and the service is friendly and unrushed.

    Blog text (18)
  • She smiled gleamingly as she received her award for the best performance.

  • Feasts devoured in the blue light of late night movies, strawberries dipped in chocolate in your mother's gleamingly unused fondue set.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The car's paint shone gleamingly in the afternoon sun.

Synonyms

brightly
vsgleamingly
69 1.0

In a way that has a lot of light or that looks happy

adds an extra sense of impressing by bright appearance
brilliantly
vsgleamingly
9 3.3

Shining with a very bright, strong light

is similar but also stresses an impressive effect
dazzlingly
vsgleamingly
2 5.3

In a very bright and impressive way

is similar but usually milder in overwhelming effect
radiantly
vsgleamingly
2 3.6

In a bright, happy way that shows great joy

is more neutral, stressing impressive brightness rather than emotion
luminously
vsgleamingly
1 5.3

In a way that gives off bright light

focuses more on looking impressive as well as giving light
resplendently
vsgleamingly
1 8.3

In a bright and beautiful way that impresses people

is less grand and more about simple bright impressiveness
incandescently
vsgleamingly
  • Literature
1 7.7

Very brightly like a light, or showing strong feeling on someone's face

focuses on impressive visual shine without emotional intensity
shiningly
vsgleamingly
3.6

In a very bright, clear way

is more about both literal light and impressive brightness
sparklingly
vsgleamingly
4.4

In a way that shines with many small bright flashes of light

is broader, covering simple strong shine and impressive gloss
lustrously
vsgleamingly
5.5

In a way that shines and seems very impressive

is less about beauty and more about general impressive brightness
glitteringly
vsgleamingly
6.7

In a very praising way that makes someone or something sound excellent

is more neutral, able to be literal shine as well as praise
illuminatingly
vsgleamingly
6.8

In a way that gives light to make things more visible

is about appearing impressively bright rather than producing light
shimmeringly
vsgleamingly
7.5

In a soft, flickering light that makes things look bright

is steadier and more about clear, impressive brightness
iridescently
vsgleamingly
7.8

In a way that shows changing rainbow colors that shine

is simpler, focusing on strong single brightness rather than colour shifts
beamingly
vsgleamingly
4.2

A person smiles in a bright, happy way

is not only facial warmth but any kind of impressive brightness

Antonyms

1 4.1

In a way that shows little light or shine

How Bright

dazzlingly
2 5.3
gleamingly
5.1
brightly
69 1.0
softly
95 1.0
faintly
47 2.7

Surface Forms

gleamingly positive

Morphology

gleamingly = gleaming (transparent) = gleam + ing + ly

Formed by adding -ly to the adjective 'gleaming' (itself 'gleam' + -ing); the adverbial meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Gleamingly comes from the simple verb gleam, which means 'to shine', plus the ending -ly that makes it an adverb. So, to do something gleamingly is to do it 'with a bright shine' or in a way that clearly impresses people.