be+luminous+or+lustrous
21livid — ashen, ashy, *pale, pallid, wan Analogous words: *ghastly, grisly, lurid: murky, gloomy, dusky (see DARK) Contrasted words: brilliant, *bright, luminous, radiant, lustrous, effulgent, lucent …
22refulgent — effulgent, luminous, radiant, lustrous, *bright, brilliant, beaming, lambent, lucent, incandescent …
23Lustrously — Lustrous Lus trous, a. [Cf. F. lustreux. See 3d {Luster}.] Bright; shining; luminous. Good sparks and lustrous. Shak. {Lus trous*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
24bright — adj 1 Bright, brilliant, radiant, luminous, lustrous, effulgent, refulgent, beaming, lambent, lucent, incandescent are comparable when they mean actually or seemingly shining or glowing with light. Bright implies an opposition to dim or dull; it… …
25bright — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. brilliant, shining, glistening; luminous; clever, intelligent; gay, flashing, sparkling. See color, intelligence, light. Ant., dark, dim; stupid; clouded, dismal. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Shining] …
26bright — 1. adjective 1) the bright surface of the metal Syn: shining, brilliant, dazzling, beaming, glaring; sparkling, flashing, glittering, scintillating, gleaming, glowing, luminous, radiant; shiny, lustrous, glossy …
27bright — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English beorht; akin to Old High German beraht bright, Sanskrit bhrājate it shines Date: before 12th century 1. a. radiating or reflecting light ; shining, sparkling < bright lights > < bright eyes …
28performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
29light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …
30shiny — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. polished, sparkling, glistening; see bright 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. bright, brilliant, gleaming, glinting, glistening, glossy, polished, lustrous, sparkling, scintillating. ANT.: dull, tarnished III (Roget… …
