Synonyms for aglow

Most common

lit · shining · luminous · lucent

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Adjective

Antonyms

dark, caliginous

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   glowing; radiant

Example sentences

• lit The half of the Moon facing the Sun is always lit.
• shining Yoshkar-Ola, Mari city, you're shining with glory.
• luminous Tom wants to paint the windowsills with luminous paint.
• lucent He looked out with lucent and terrible eyes upon the world.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

lit¹

6 letters

bright¹, orient³, alight², lucent²

7 letters

shining², glowing², radiant³, lambent

8 letters

luminous³

9 letters

effulgent

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (orient³ = 3 syllables).