Text: 1 brightness created by light reflected from a surface<the troop inspector insisted on nothing less than a dazzling shine from every pair of shoes in the line of review>Synonymsgloss, luster (or lustre), polish, sheenRelated Wordsglare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glow, shimmer; flicker, sparkle, twinkle; illumination, irradiation; iridescence, luminescence; brightness, brilliance, luminosity, radiance; finish, glazeNear Antonymsdimness, dinginess, dirtiness, drabness, dullness (also dulness), flatness; grayness, paleness; cloudiness, gloom, murkiness, obscurity, somberness 2 the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible<by the shine of the full moon we could see the rabbit helping himself to our garden vegetables>— see light 1 3 positive regard for something<took quite a shine to the new neighbors>— see liking

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