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gleaming vs refulgence

refulgence vs gleaming

gleaming and refulgence both are nouns.

gleaming is an adjective but refulgence is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gleaming Yes Yes No No
refulgence Yes No No No
As nouns, refulgence is a hypernym of gleaming; that is, refulgence is a word with a broader meaning than gleaming:
  • gleaming: an appearance of reflected light
  • refulgence: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
Other hypernyms of gleaming include effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgency, shine.
gleaming (noun) refulgence (noun)
an appearance of reflected light the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
gleaming (adjective) refulgence (adjective)
bright with a steady but subdued shining
Difference between gleaming and refulgence

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