Synonyms of incandescence

incandescence

noun

as in glow

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glow
• glare
• light
• gleam
• illumination
• luminescence
• glint
• radiance
• fluorescence
• sunlight
• beam
• blaze
• flare
• glimmer
• twinkle
• moonlight
• flash
• ray
• shine
• shimmer
• reflection
• sparkle
• scintillation
• sunshine
• glitter
• lustre
• aurora
• daylight
• sunbeam
• halo
• aureole
• stream
• streak
• sheen
• afterglow
• aureola
• luster
• shaft
• gloss
• polish
• glisten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• night
• darkness
• blackness
• dark
• dusk
• shadow
• gloom
• dimness
• duskiness

• night
• darkness
• blackness
• dark
• dusk
• shadow
• gloom
• dimness
• duskiness

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