beamy

adjective

Definition of beamynext
as in effulgent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beamy
  1. radiant
  2. lambent
  3. shining
  4. resplendent
  5. sparkling
  6. incandescent
  7. luminous
  8. beaming
Adjective
  • The film, heavy with grief and radiant with adventure, isn’t just in Laika’s tonal sweet spot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • These substances are typically beads, salt, or sugar and work to buff away dead skin for a smoother, more radiant look.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of radiant
Adjective
  • Lenae aims to build on Bird’s Eye’s ethos of expansion, pushing further into an airy, lambent sound.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Carley young and bold, her large, lambent eyes lined with black, her dark hair still lush and animal-thick, her full lips set in an expression of stubborn will.
    — Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Definition of lambent
Adjective
  • At a time of so much partisanship in Congress, especially related to health care, breakthrough legislation is a shining example of how commonsense policies that support patient care and innovation can achieve broad support.
    — Josh Makower, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Those memories will remain some of the most shining and unforgettable moments of my life.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of shining
Adjective
  • The products of Hassinger’s alchemical touch are on view in a resplendent exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), her most comprehensive retrospective to date.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The train winds up Michigan’s west coast, offering brief but sweeping views of Lake Michigan and bisecting lush, Midwestern farmland dotted with trees resplendent in their autumn wardrobes.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of resplendent
Adjective
  • More light and access to the home’s back garden and its sparkling swimming pool were added throughout the home.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Dunkin' also has a new Berry Clementine Refresher, which can be made with green tea, black tea, lemonade, oat milk, protein milk or sparkling water.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sparkling
Adjective
  • Both actors are incandescent and the chemistry between them is off the charts, and Calvani is even more adorable this season as the demonstrative and frank Italian who longs for his homeland.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • Each meteoroid collides with Earth's upper atmosphere at 41 miles (66 km) per second, creating an incandescent trail of shocked, ionized air.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 May 2026
Definition of incandescent
Adjective
  • Dozens of very luminous stellar cluster members are known, but this area likely has far more stars that are fainter hidden behind a vast smog of opaque dust between the center of the galaxy and the sun.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
  • These tools and expert tips are your best weapon for reclaiming a smooth, even toned and luminous complexion.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of luminous
Adjective
  • Jason Sudeikis playfully shields daughter Daisy Josephine and son Otis Alexander from the beaming Los Angeles sun while at the Ted Lasso season 4 premiere on July 27.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • In the shots, Kelce is seen on one knee beneath a floral arch, while a beaming Swift holds his face and shows off her huge diamond ring.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of beaming
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