glare
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noun
1.
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light: in the glare of sunlight.
2.
a fiercely or angrily piercing stare.
3.
dazzling or showy appearance; showiness.
verb (used without object)
4.
to shine with or reflect a very harsh, bright, dazzling light.
5.
to stare with a fiercely or angrily piercing look.
6.
Archaic. to appear conspicuous; stand out obtrusively.
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verb (used with object)
7.
to express with a glare: They glared their anger at each other.
Origin:
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.
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.
Related forms
glare·less, adjective
Synonyms
1. flare, glitter, flash. 4. See shine1. 5. 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.
1. flare, glitter, flash. 4. See shine1. 5. 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.
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glare1 (ɡlɛə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to stare angrily; glower |
| 2. | (tr) to express by glowering |
| 3. | (intr) (of light, colour, etc) to be very bright and intense |
| 4. | (intr) to be dazzlingly ornamented or garish |
| —n | |
| 5. | an angry stare |
| 6. | a dazzling light or brilliance |
| 7. | garish ornamentation or appearance; gaudiness |
| [C13: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch glaren to gleam; probably related to Old English glæren glassy; see | |
| 'glareless1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'glary1 | |
| —adj | |
| glare2 (ɡlɛə) | |
| —adj | |
| chiefly (US), (Canadian) smooth and glassy: glare ice | |
| [C16: special use of | |
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Word Origin & History
glare
mid-13c., "shine brightly," perhaps from M.Du., M.L.G. glaren "to gleam," related by rhoticization to glas (see glass). Sense of "stare fiercely" is from c.1600. O.E. glær meant "amber." Glaring "obtrusively conspicuous" is from 1706.
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Example sentences
The light still comes from one direction, but the glare and reflection are reduced.
The indirect light works well for computer work because it reduces glare on the screen.
In a visible-light photo, the planets would be invisible, due to the glare from their host star.
The glare from external light sources onto a screen is heck on a photographer's eyes, especially when shooting outside.
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