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- [uh-gloh]
- /ə gloʊ/
- /əˈɡləʊ/
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- [uh-gloh]
- /ə gloʊ/
Definitions of aglow word
- adjective aglow If something is aglow, it is shining and bright with a soft, warm light. 3
- adjective aglow If someone is aglow or if their face is aglow, they look excited. 3
- adjective aglow glowing 3
- adverb aglow in a glow (of color or emotion) 3
- adjective aglow glowing: a house aglow with lights; a face aglow with happiness. 1
- noun aglow Glowing. 1
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Origin of aglow
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; a-1 + glow
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Parts of speech for Aglow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aglow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for aglow
adj aglow
- brilliant — A brilliant person, idea, or performance is extremely clever or skilful.
- glowing — incandescent.
- incandescent — (of light) produced by incandescence.
- luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- radiant — emitting rays of light; shining; bright: the radiant sun; radiant colors.
Antonyms for aglow
adj aglow
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- unexcited — stirred emotionally; agitated: An excited crowd awaited the arrival of the famed rock group.
- dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- dim — DIM statement
- cloudy — If it is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky.
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