| noun | a flash of light (especially reflected light) |
| noun | an appearance of reflected light |
| verb | be shiny, as if wet “His eyes were glistening” |
| verb | shine brightly, like a star or a light |
| verb | appear briefly “A terrible thought gleamed in her mind” |
| adjective | bright with a steady but subdued shining “from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights” |
| gleam | verb | shine brightly, like a star or a light |
| glimmery | adjective | shining softly and intermittently |
| glimmer | verb | shine brightly, like a star or a light |
| glow | verb | have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink |
| lambent | adjective | softly bright or radiant |
| glitter | noun | the quality of shining with a bright reflected light |
| glisten | noun | the quality of shining with a bright reflected light |
| glint | noun | a momentary flash of light |
| gleam | noun | a flash of light (especially reflected light) |
| gleaming | noun | a flash of light (especially reflected light) |
| glimmer | noun | a flash of light (especially reflected light) |