the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
verb
be shiny, as if wet
“His eyes were glistening”
Word Forms
glittery
adjective
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
glitter
verb
be shiny, as if wet
glisten
verb
be shiny, as if wet
scintillate
verb
reflect brightly
sparkle
verb
reflect brightly
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
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
glitzern
die Qualität des Leuchtens mit hellem, reflektiertem Licht
🇫🇷French
luire
la qualité de briller avec une lumière réfléchie brillante
🇪🇸Spanish
relucir
la cualidad de brillar con una luz brillante reflejada
🇮🇹Italian
brillare
la qualità di risplendere di una brillante luce riflessa
🇳🇱Dutch
glinsteren
de kwaliteit van schijnen met helder gereflecteerd licht
🇵🇹Portuguese
brilhar
a qualidade de brilhar com uma luz refletida brilhante
🇷🇺Russian
блестеть
качество свечения ярким отраженным светом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चमकना
उज्ज्वल परावर्तित प्रकाश के साथ चमकने की गुणवत्ता
🇧🇩Bengali
চকচক করা
একটি উজ্জ্বল প্রতিফলিত আলোর সাথে জ্বলজ্বল করার গুণমান
🇮🇳Tamil
பளபளக்கும்
பிரகாசமான பிரதிபலித்த ஒளியுடன் பிரகாசிக்கும் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
మెరుస్తుంది
ప్రకాశవంతమైన ప్రతిబింబించే కాంతితో మెరుస్తున్న నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
चमकणे
तेजस्वी परावर्तित प्रकाशासह चमकण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
ચમકવું
તેજસ્વી પ્રતિબિંબિત પ્રકાશ સાથે ચમકવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಿನುಗು
ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾದ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲಿತ ಬೆಳಕಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೊಳೆಯುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തിളങ്ങുക
തിളങ്ങുന്ന പ്രതിഫലിച്ച പ്രകാശം കൊണ്ട് തിളങ്ങുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚਮਕਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਬਿੰਬਿਤ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਚਮਕਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
چمکنا
ایک روشن عکاس روشنی کے ساتھ چمکنے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
闪亮
明亮的反射光的闪耀品质
🇯🇵Japanese
輝く
明るい反射光で輝く質感
🇰🇷Korean
반짝임
밝은 반사광으로 빛나는 품질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lấp lánh
chất lượng tỏa sáng với ánh sáng phản chiếu tươi sáng
🇹🇭Thai
เปล่งประกาย
คุณภาพความแวววาวด้วยแสงสะท้อนที่สว่างสดใส
🇮🇩Indonesian
berkilau
kualitas bersinar dengan cahaya pantulan yang terang
🇵🇭Filipino
kumikinang
ang kalidad ng pagkinang na may maliwanag na sinasalamin na liwanag
🇲🇾Malay
berkilauan
kualiti bersinar dengan cahaya yang dipantulkan terang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يلمع
نوعية السطوع بالضوء المنعكس الساطع
🇮🇷Persian
درخشش
کیفیت درخشش با نور منعکس شده روشن
🇹🇷Turkish
pırıltı
parlak yansıyan ışıkla parlama kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַבהִיק
איכות הזוהר עם אור מוחזר בהיר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'glisten'?
The primary meaning of 'glisten' is 'the quality of shining with a bright reflected light'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'glisten' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'glisten' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'glisten' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'glisten' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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