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Gleam vs Glinty - What's the difference?

gleam | glinty |

As a noun gleam

is a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.

As a verb gleam

is to shine; to glitter; to glisten.

As an adjective glinty is

tending to glint.

gleam

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
  • * Longfellow
    • A glimmer, and then a gleam of light.
  • a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
    • The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive.
  • brightness or shininess; splendor.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen.

    Synonyms

    * (small shaft or stream of light) beam, ray * (glimpse or indistinct sign) flicker, glimmer, trace * (brightness or splendor) dazzle, lambency, shine

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
  • To be briefly but strongly apparent.
  • (obsolete, falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.

    • Synonyms

    * glint, sparkle * (to radiate or emanate) glow, shine * (to be briefly but strongly apparent) flare, flash, kindle

    See also

    * leam

    References

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    glinty

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to glint.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 11, author=Charles Isherwood, title=A Prayerful Three-Pointer From the Orchestra Pit, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=What followers really need to know is that John Jeffrey Martin, who plays Troy, the captain of the basketball team who discovers his inner drama geek, sings well and is very cute, with a nice smile and glinty blue eyes. }}