What is the Latin word for glare?

The usual Latin words for “glare” are fulgeō, coruscō, micō; also rutilō, radiō, scintillō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“glare” in Latin

fulgeōto blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine; to be resplendent, illustrious, conspicuous (thanks to coruscōto shake, brandish, wave, move about; to shake, vibrate, flit; to strike or flash lightning micōto vibrate, quiver; to twinkle, glitter, flash, gleam, beam, shine, to be bright; to tremble rutilōto redden; to glow, to shine radiōto cause to radiate, irradiate; to radiate, emit beams scintillōto scintillate, sparkle ārdeōto burn (be consumed by fire); to glow; to glisten with a feature, usually with a colour fulgorlightning; flash, glitter, gleam, brightness, splendour ārdorflame, fire, heat; brightness, brilliancy (of the eyes); ardour, eagerness, ardent desire fulgurlightning, a flash of lightning; thunderbolt; brightness, splendor

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

glare v.

To shine overpoweringly with dazzling light, fulgere (to shine with a glaring, fiery light, Döderlein = φλέγω): coruscare (to glare with rays of light rapidly emitted, like forked lightning): micare (to sparkle, like metal placed in the sun): rutilare (to glare with red flames): radiare (to dart fiery rays, like the sun).

To look fiercely (as with eyes of flame), scintillare (to emit, as it were, sparks; e.g., oculi scintillant): ardere (to glow. His eyes glared out of his mask, ex persona ardebant oculi): fulminare oculis († Propertius, 4, 8, 55; ☞ oculis pupula duplex fulminat, Ov., Am., 1, 8, 16): fulgere radiareque (Plin., of a cat’s eyes in the dark: Cic., poet., has also ex oculis trucibus duo fervida lumina fulgent, N.D., 2, 42, 107). His eyes glare, ex oculis micat acribus ardor († Lucr., 3, 290); oculis micat acribus ignis († Verg., Aen., 12, 102): you see how his eyes glare, cernis, oculis qui fulgurat ignis († Silius, 12, 723): glaring eyes, oculi fulgore micantes (Ov.), or by oculi torvi, truces, minaces, etc.: he could not support the fierce look and glaring eyes of his adversary, vultum hostis ardore animi micantem ferre non potuit (Liv., 6, 13).

IMPROPR., To glare in anything (e.g., in purple), fulgere purpura (Cic.).

glare s.

fulgor (PROP. and IMPROP., of lightning, metallic objects, dress, etc.): ardor (e.g., vultus, oculorum): fulgur (in this sense poetical and very rare).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for glare?: The usual Latin words for “glare” are fulgeō, coruscō, micō; also rutilō, radiō, scintillō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.