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“gleam” in Latin
fulgorlightning; flash, glitter, gleam, brightness, splendoursplendorsheen, brightness, brilliance, luster, splendor; renown, famenītorto bear or rest upon something, lean on; to be supported by; to rely on; to trust; to be based on; to press forward, advlūxlight (of the sun, stars etc.); daylight, day, moonlight; lifefulgeōto blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine; to be resplendent, illustrious, conspicuous (thanks to splendeōto shine, glitter, gleam, glisten; to be bright; to be bright, distinguished or illustriousniteōto be radiant, shine, look bright, glitter, sparkle, glisten; to be sleek or in good condition; to look flourishing or tcoruscōto shake, brandish, wave, move about; to shake, vibrate, flit; to strike or flash lightninglūceōto be light, clear; to shine, glitter; to lightmicōto vibrate, quiver; to twinkle, glitter, flash, gleam, beam, shine, to be bright; to tremble
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gleam s.
fulgor: splendor: nitor [SYN. in BRIGHT]: lux (a gleam of light).
IMPROPR., A gleam of hope; Vid: “GLIMPSE of hope. “
gleam v.
fulgere: splendere: nitere: coruscare: lucere [SYN. in BRIGHT]: micare (e.g., of swords, eyes, etc.). Gleaming swords, gladii micantes. ☞ Coruscus, poetical. Vid: To GLARE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gleam?
- The usual Latin words for “gleam” are fulgor, splendor, nītor; also lūx, fulgeō, splendeō. 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.