incandescence

in·can·des·cence

noun \ˌin-kən-ˈde-s^ən(t)s also -(ˌ)kan-\

Definition of INCANDESCENCE

: the quality or state of being incandescent; especially : emission by a hot body of radiation that makes it visible

Examples of INCANDESCENCE

1. <candles made from whale oil were once highly prized because they burned with an incandescence superior to that of other candles>

First Known Use of INCANDESCENCE

circa 1656

Related to INCANDESCENCE

Synonyms: blaze, flare, fluorescence, glare, gleam, glow, illumination, light, luminescence, radiance, shine

Related Words: flash, glimmer, glint, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle; daylight, moonlight, sunlight, sunshine; afterglow, aureole (or aureola), aurora, beam, halo, ray, shaft, streak, stream, sunbeam; glisten, gloss, luster (or lustre), polish, reflection, sheen

Near Antonyms: blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, duskiness, gloom, night, shadow

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