Glare — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

an angry stare

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɛɹˈɪləʃˌɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈeə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈeə/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡɛɹˈɪləʃˌɪp/.

Examples

a glare of sunlight
he enjoyed being in the limelight
when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spotlight blaze brilliance limelight public eye glower

Parts of Speech

noun	a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted “a glare of sunlight”
noun	an angry stare
noun	a focus of public attention “he enjoyed being in the limelight”
verb	look at with a fixed gaze “The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her”
verb	be sharply reflected “The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface”
verb	shine intensely “The sun glared down on us”

Word Forms

glare	verb	shine intensely
blaze	verb	shine brightly and intensively
brilliant	adjective	full of light; shining intensely
glower	verb	look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
spotlight	verb	move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
glower	noun	an angry stare
glare	noun	an angry stare

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blendung

🇫🇷French

éblouissement

une lumière dans le champ de vision qui est plus brillante que la luminosité à laquelle les yeux sont adaptés

🇪🇸Spanish

deslumbramiento

una luz dentro del campo de visión que es más brillante que el brillo al que están adaptados los ojos

🇮🇹Italian

abbagliamento

una luce all'interno del campo visivo che è più brillante della luminosità alla quale sono adattati gli occhi

🇳🇱Dutch

schittering

een licht binnen het gezichtsveld dat helderder is dan de helderheid waaraan de ogen zijn aangepast

🇵🇹Portuguese

brilho

uma luz dentro do campo de visão que é mais brilhante do que o brilho ao qual os olhos estão adaptados

🇷🇺Russian

блики

свет в поле зрения, который ярче, чем яркость, к которой адаптированы глаза

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमक

दृष्टि क्षेत्र के भीतर एक प्रकाश जो उस चमक से भी अधिक चमकीला होता है जिसके लिए आंखें अनुकूलित होती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

একদৃষ্টি

দৃষ্টিক্ষেত্রের মধ্যে একটি আলো যা চোখ যে উজ্জ্বলতার সাথে অভিযোজিত হয় তার চেয়ে উজ্জ্বল

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்ணை கூசும்

பார்வைத் துறையில் உள்ள ஒரு ஒளி, கண்கள் பொருத்தப்பட்ட பிரகாசத்தை விட பிரகாசமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుపు

దృష్టి క్షేత్రంలోని ఒక కాంతి, కళ్ళు స్వీకరించబడిన ప్రకాశం కంటే ప్రకాశవంతంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चकाकी

दृष्टीच्या क्षेत्रामध्ये एक प्रकाश जो डोळे ज्या ब्राइटनेसशी जुळवून घेतात त्यापेक्षा उजळ आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝગઝગાટ

દ્રષ્ટિના ક્ષેત્રની અંદરનો પ્રકાશ કે જે તેજ કરતાં વધુ તેજસ્વી છે જેના માટે આંખો અનુકૂળ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಜ್ವಲಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದೊಳಗಿನ ಬೆಳಕು ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಂಡ ಹೊಳಪಿಗಿಂತ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിളക്കം

കണ്ണുകൾക്ക് അനുയോജ്യമായ തെളിച്ചത്തേക്കാൾ തെളിച്ചമുള്ള കാഴ്ചയുടെ മണ്ഡലത്തിനുള്ളിലെ ഒരു പ്രകാശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕ

ਦਰਸ਼ਣ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਇੱਕ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਜੋ ਉਸ ਚਮਕ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چکاچوند

وژن کے میدان میں ایک روشنی جو اس چمک سے زیادہ روشن ہے جس کے مطابق آنکھیں ڈھال لی جاتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强光

视野内比眼睛适应的亮度更亮的光

🇯🇵Japanese

まぶしさ

目が慣れている明るさよりも明るい視野内の光

🇰🇷Korean

섬광

눈이 적응하는 밝기보다 더 밝은 시야 내의 빛

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ánh sáng chói

ánh sáng trong tầm nhìn sáng hơn độ sáng mà mắt thích nghi

🇹🇭Thai

แสงจ้า

แสงที่อยู่ในขอบเขตการมองเห็นซึ่งสว่างกว่าความสว่างที่ดวงตาจะปรับให้เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

silau

cahaya dalam bidang penglihatan yang lebih terang daripada kecerahan yang disesuaikan dengan mata

🇵🇭Filipino

liwanag na nakasisilaw

isang liwanag sa loob ng larangan ng paningin na mas maliwanag kaysa sa liwanag kung saan ang mga mata ay iniangkop

🇲🇾Malay

silau

cahaya dalam bidang penglihatan yang lebih terang daripada kecerahan yang disesuaikan dengan mata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وهج

ضوء في مجال الرؤية أكثر سطوعًا من السطوع الذي تتكيف معه العيون

🇮🇷Persian

خیره کننده

نوری در میدان دید که از روشنایی که چشم ها با آن تطبیق داده اند، روشن تر است

🇹🇷Turkish

parlama

görüş alanı içinde, gözlerin alıştığı parlaklıktan daha parlak bir ışık

🇮🇱Hebrew

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What is the primary definition of the word 'glare'?

The primary meaning of 'glare' is 'a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted'.

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Using 'glare' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'glare' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'glare' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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