Effulgence: alternatives and connections

The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness.

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To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or p…

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To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

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of Gleam

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Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.

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The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface.

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To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.

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One who lusts.

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Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter.

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Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

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Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny.

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Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams.

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Casting a bright light; radiant; brilliant; resplendent; shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams.

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Alt. of Radiancy

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The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, the radiance of the sun.

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Alt. of Refulgency

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The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance.

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To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by…

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