Gleam vs Illuminate - What's the difference?
gleam | illuminate |
a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
* Longfellow
a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
brightness or shininess; splendor.
* Alexander Pope
To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
To be briefly but strongly apparent.
(obsolete, falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
To shine light on something.
To decorate something with lights.
To clarify or make something understandable.
To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
(figurative) To make spectacular.
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To glow; to light up.
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To be exposed to light.
(military) To direct a (radar) beam toward.
As nouns the difference between gleam and illuminate
is that gleam is a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light while illuminate is someone thought to have an unusual degree of enlightenment.As verbs the difference between gleam and illuminate
is that gleam is to shine; to glitter; to glisten while illuminate is to shine light on something.As an adjective illuminate is
(obsolete) enlightened.gleam
English
Noun
(en noun)- A glimmer, and then a gleam of light.
- The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive.
- 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, shineVerb
(en verb)Synonyms
* glint, sparkle * (to radiate or emanate) glow, shine * (to be briefly but strongly apparent) flare, flash, kindleSee also
* leamReferences
* * * *illuminate
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Verb
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- Red diode in button illuminates when camera runs at speed set in five-digit speed selector.
- Say my name / and every color illuminates. / We are shining /
