DAZZLE
dazzle
(noun) brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
dazzle
(verb) amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; “Her arguments dazzled everyone”; “The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps”
dazzle, bedazzle, daze
(verb) to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; “She was dazzled by the bright headlights”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
dazzle (third-person singular simple present dazzles, present participle dazzling, simple past and past participle dazzled)
(transitive) To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness.
(transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
Synonyms: impress, overpower
(intransitive) To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
Noun
dazzle (countable and uncountable, plural dazzles)
A light of dazzling brilliancy.
(figurative) Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.
(uncommon) A herd of zebra.
(uncountable) Dazzle camouflage.
Synonyms
• (group of zebras): herd, zeal.
Source: Wiktionary
Daz"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dazzling.] Etym: [Freq. of daze.]
1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light. Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze Insufferably bright. Milton. An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision feminine. Sir H. Taylor.
2. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind. "Dazzled and drove back his enemies." Shak.
Daz"zle, v. i.
1. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy. Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design. Pope.
2. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness. An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle. Bacon. I dare not trust these eyes; They dance in mists, and dazzle with surprise. Dryden.
Daz"zle, n.
Definition: A light of dazzling brilliancy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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