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luminescence

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of luminescence

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

we could see inside the cave even without a flashlight because of the luminescence coming from some of the fungus on the walls

Synonyms of luminescence

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

Words Related to luminescence

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 luminescence

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

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