effulgence | Definition of effulgence

Synonyms and Antonyms of effulgence

the quality or state of having or giving off light

the exceptional effulgence of the harvest moon is always a striking sight

Synonyms of effulgence

brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, candor, dazzle, illumination, lambency, lightness, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, luster (or lustre), lustrousness, radiance, refulgence, splendor

Words Related to effulgence

blaze, flare, flash, flicker, light

fluorescence, incandescence, luminescence

burnish, gloss, polish, sheen, shine, shininess

fire, flame, glare, glow

flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle

Near Antonyms of effulgence

dimness, gloominess, somberness

cloudiness, haziness, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity

colorlessness, grayness, lackluster, paleness, shadiness, shadowiness

Antonyms of effulgence

blackness, dark, darkness, dullness (also dulness), duskiness