lueur

Definitions of lueur
  1. noun
    an appearance of reflected light
    synonyms: reflet
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    clarté, lumière, rayonnance
    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
  2. noun
    the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
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    propriété physique
    any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
  3. noun
    mental understanding as an enlightening experience
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    aperçu
    the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
  4. noun
    an illuminated area
    synonyms: lumière
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    lieu de l'action
    the place where some action occurs
  5. noun
    merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
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    air, apparence, expression
    the feelings expressed on a person's face
  6. noun
    the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
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    halo
    an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
    apothéose, point culminant
    an area of lightness in a picture
    intensité, luminosité
    the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
    brillant
    a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
    scintillement
    the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
    flash
    a momentary brightness
    flash
    a spatially localized brightness
    clarté, lumière, rayonnance
    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
    brillance, clarté, faste, splendeur
    a quality that outshines the usual
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    propriété visuelle
    an attribute of vision
  7. noun
    a flash of light (especially reflected light)
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    éclair
    a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
  8. noun
    a weak and tremulous light
    synonyms: miroitement
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    changement, modification
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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