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flash vs glint

glint vs flash

flash and glint both are nouns.

flash is an adjective but glint is not an adjective.

flash and glint both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flash Yes Yes Yes No
glint Yes No Yes No
As nouns, glint is a hyponym of flash; that is, glint is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flash:
  • flash: a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
  • glint: a momentary flash of light
flash (noun) glint (noun)
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph a spatially localized brightness
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification a momentary flash of light
a momentary brightness
a sudden brilliant understanding
a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
a gaudy outward display
a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
a short vivid experience
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
flash (adjective) glint (adjective)
tastelessly showy
flash (verb) glint (verb)
appear briefly be shiny, as if wet
emit a brief burst of light throw a glance at; take a brief look at
make known or cause to appear with great speed
protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
run or move very quickly or hastily
gleam or glow intermittently
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
expose or show briefly
Difference between flash and glint

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