AGLEAM

agleam, gleaming, nitid

(adjective) bright with a steady but subdued shining; “from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights”; “the gleaming brass on the altar”; “Nereids beneath the nitid moon”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

agleam (comparative more agleam, superlative most agleam)

Glowing with subdued light.

Anagrams

• lamage

Source: Wiktionary


A*gleam", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + gleam.]

Definition: Gleaming; as, faces agleam. Lowell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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