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incandescence

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Synonyms and Antonyms of incandescence

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 of incandescence

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

Words Related to incandescence

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 of incandescence

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

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