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incandescence

[in-kuhn-des-uhns] / ˌɪn kənˈdɛs əns /
NOUN
fire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blaze bonfire heat inferno
STRONG
campfire charring coals combustion conflagration devouring element embers flames flare glow hearth holocaust luminosity oxidation phlogiston pyre scintillation scorching searing sparks tinder warmth
WEAK
flame and smoke hot spot rapid oxidation sea of flames up in smoke
NOUN
flash
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beam blaze burst flame flare glare gleam glimmer glint glitter glow radiation ray reflection spark sparkle vision
STRONG
coruscation dazzle glance glisten illumination imprint impulse luster phosphorescence quiver scintillation shine streak stream twinkle twinkling
WEAK
bedazzlement
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dullness
STRONG
darkness
NOUN
glow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bloom blossom brilliance glare gleam glimmer glitter intensity light radiance ray warmth
STRONG
afterglow blush effulgence flush gusto heat lambency luminosity passion phosphorescence splendor vividness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dark dullness
NOUN
heat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fever hot weather warmth
STRONG
calefaction fieriness hotness incalescence sultriness torridity warmness
WEAK
calidity dog days greenhouse effect heatwave hot spell torridness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
chill
WEAK
cold cool coolness frigidity
NOUN
hotness
Synonyms
STRONG
calefaction fervor fever fieriness incalescence sultriness torridity warmness warmth
WEAK
calidity dog days heatwave hot spell hot weather swelter torridness
Antonyms
STRONG
chill
NOUN
light
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bulb candle daylight flash glare glow lamp lantern radiation ray star sun sunshine window
STRONG
aurora beacon blaze brightness brilliance brilliancy coruscation dawn daybreak daytime effulgence emanation flare gleam glimmer glint glitter illumination irradiation lambency lighthouse luminosity luster morn morning phosphorescence radiance refulgence scintillation sheen shine sparkle splendor sunbeam sunrise taper torch
WEAK
fulgor
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness dimness dullness eventide sundown sunset
WEAK
dark night obscurity
NOUN
luster
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brightness brilliance glitter glow sheen shimmer sparkle
STRONG
afterglow brilliancy burnish dazzle effulgence glaze gleam glint iridescence lambency luminousness opalescence polish radiance refulgence resplendence
WEAK
candescence
Antonyms
STRONGEST
darkness dullness
WEAK
matte
NOUN
radiance
Synonyms
STRONG
brilliance effulgence glare gleam glitter glow light luminosity luster resplendence shine
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness dullness
WEAK
cloudiness dark dimness sadness
NOUN
ray
Synonyms
STRONGEST
glimmer light radiation
STRONG
bar blaze blink emanation flash flicker gleam glint glitter hint irradiation moonbeam patch pencil radiance scintilla shaft shine spark sparkle streak stream sunbeam trace wave
Antonyms
STRONG
dullness
NOUN
shimmer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
glimmer glint glitter luster sheen
STRONG
blinking coruscation flash glisten gloss glow iridescence phosphorescence scintillation spangle spark sparkle twinkle
WEAK
diffused light
Antonyms
STRONGEST
darkness dullness
NOUN
torridity
Synonyms
STRONG
calefaction fervor fever fieriness hotness incalescence sultriness warmness warmth
WEAK
calidity dog days heatwave hot spell hot weather swelter torridness
Antonyms
STRONG
chill
NOUN
torridness
Synonyms
WEAK
calefaction calidity dog days fervor fever fieriness heatwave hot spell hot weather hotness incalescence sultriness swelter torridity warmness warmth

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