Synonyms for glowing
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Shining
shining, bright, luminous, gleaming, sparkling, glorious, incandescent, vivid, splendid, alight, lucid, orient, aglow, radiant, beaming, resplendent, lustrous, effulgent formal, lustrious dated rare
2. Enthusiastic
enthusiastic, fiery, warm, passionate, burning, intense, hot, lively, excited, hearty, eager, impassioned, fervent, ardent, fervid, flushed, zealous, flush, flagrant, flaming, spirited, vehement
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
That glows or glow.
- adj. 2
Full of praise.
He received glowing references from his previous employers.
- n. 1
The action of glowing.
Related words
- Phrases
- glowing generality glowing hot
Forms
- Plural
- glowings → radiances…
Example sentences
- shining Yoshkar-Ola, Mari city, you're shining with glory.
- sparkling I prefer drinking sparkling water to still water.
- luminous Tom wants to paint the windowsills with luminous paint.
- gleaming A few faint stars were gleaming in the violet sky.
- enthusiastic He always stands off when people are enthusiastic.
- fiery In each of us there lives the fiery soul of a warrior.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| glowing | rising | |
| shining | rising | |
| sparkling | rising | |
| luminous | steady | |
| gleaming | rising | |
| enthusiastic | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- hot1
- 4 letters
- warm1
- 5 letters
- eager2, vivid2, flush1, fiery3, lucid2, aglow2
- 6 letters
- bright1, lively2, orient3, hearty2, ardent2, alight2, fervid2
- 7 letters
- excited3, burning2, intense2, shining2, radiant3, flaming2, flushed1, beaming2, fervent2, zealous2
- 8 letters
- glorious3, splendid2, spirited3, luminous3, gleaming2, flagrant2, radiance3, lustrous2, vehement3
- 9 letters
- sparkling2, effulgent, lustrious
- 10 letters
- passionate3
- 11 letters
- impassioned3, resplendent3
- 12 letters
- enthusiastic5, incandescent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eager2 = 2 syllables).