glare
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[ glair ]
/ glɛər /
noun
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light: in the glare of sunlight.
a fiercely or angrily piercing stare.
dazzling or showy appearance; showiness.
verb (used without object), glared, glar·ing.
verb (used with object), glared, glar·ing.
to express with a glare: They glared their anger at each other.
Origin of glare
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1250–1300; (v.) Middle English
glaren; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German
glaren; akin to
glass (compare Old English
glæren glassy); (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
SYNONYMS FOR glare
4 See
shine1.
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Glare,
glower,
gloat all have connotations of emotion that accompany an intense gaze. To
glare is to look piercingly or angrily:
A tiger glares at its prey. To
glower is to look fiercely and threateningly, as from wrath; it suggests a scowl along with a glare:
to glower at a mischievous child. To
gloat meant originally to look with exultation, avaricious or malignant, on something or someone:
a tyrant gloating over the helplessness of his victim. Today, however, it may simply imply inner exultation.
OTHER WORDS FROM glare
glare·less, adjectiveWords nearby glare
Definition for glare (2 of 2)
glare
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[ glair ]
/ glɛər /
noun
a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.
Origin of glare
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First recorded in 1560–70; special use of
glare1
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British Dictionary definitions for glare (1 of 2)
glare
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/ (ɡlɛə) /
verb
(intr)
to stare angrily; glower
(tr)
to express by glowering
(intr)
(of light, colour, etc) to be very bright and intense
(intr)
to be dazzlingly ornamented or garish
noun
Derived forms of glare
glareless, adjective glary, adjectiveWord Origin for glare
C13: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch
glaren to gleam; probably related to Old English
glæren glassy; see
glass
British Dictionary definitions for glare (2 of 2)
glare
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/ (ɡlɛə) /
adjective
mainly US and Canadian
smooth and glassy
glare ice
Word Origin for glare
C16: special use of
glare
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