Words of Light

Monchee (United States of America)
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  1. klieg light
    carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films
  2. twinkle
    gleam or glow intermittently
  3. parsec
    a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
  4. chiaroscuro
    the arrangement or interplay of light and dark in an artwork
  5. glitter
    the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
  6. winkle
    edible marine gastropod
  7. crepuscular
    like or relating to twilight; dim
  8. dapple
    a small contrasting part of something
  9. rainbow
    an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
  10. radiance
    an attractive combination of good health and happiness
  11. opalesce
    reflect light or colors like an opal
  12. ray
    a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
  13. beam
    a long thick piece of material used in construction
  14. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  15. mottle
    mark with spots or blotches of different color
  16. dawn
    the first light of day
  17. sunshine
    the rays of the sun
  18. phosphorescence
    the emission of light without heat
  19. incandescence
    light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
  20. aglow
    softly bright or radiant
  21. luster
    the property of something that shines with reflected light
  22. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  23. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
  24. sheen
    the visual property of something that shines
  25. flash
    emit a brief burst of light
  26. coruscant
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  27. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  28. fluorescent
    emitting light during exposure to external radiant energy
  29. scintilla
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  30. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
  31. resplendent
    having great beauty
Created on Thu Nov 28 04:18:54 EST 2013

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