agleam

[ uh-gleem ]

adjective

1. gleaming; bright; radiant:

   a city agleam with lights.

agleam

/ əˈɡliːm /

adjective

1. postpositive glowing; gleaming

Word History and Origins

Origin of agleam¹

First recorded in 1865–70; a- ¹ + gleam

Example Sentences

“I’m going to lie to you tonight, a lot,” he says, eyes agleam.

From New York Times

Or, as we see in “The Woman King’s” cut-to-the-quick opening scene, to rise silently from the grasses, sword out, midriff bared, shoulders agleam with sweat and firelight.

From Los Angeles Times

Vivienne has come out of the crowd, cat eyes agleam, hair loose around her face.

From Literature

His eyes agleam, his voice leavened with the smoke of countless joints, the 71-year-old comic, writer, art collector, actor, potter and son of a Los Angeles cop is sanguine and contemplative about life’s curious trajectories.

From Los Angeles Times

But it wouldn’t be a correct Tom Ford visit without a suit, the four-figure indulgence that sets a certain kind of power broker’s eyes agleam.

From New York Times

Related Words

• bright
• brilliant
• conspicuous
• glistening
• incandescent
• luminous
• lustrous
• radiant
• scintillating
• shiny
• sparkling