AGLEAM
Dictionary entry overview: What does agleam mean? • AGLEAM (adjective)
The adjective AGLEAM has 1 sense:
1. bright with a steady but subdued shining
Familiarity information: AGLEAM used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AGLEAM (adjective)
Meaning:
Bright with a steady but subdued shining
Synonyms:
agleam; gleaming; nitid
Context examples:
from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights / the gleaming brass on the altar / Nereids beneath the nitid moon
Similar:
bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)
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