beamy

/'bi:mi/

Thân thiện

The cargo ship is beamy and stable in the harbor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Radiating light; bright and shining: Describes something that emits or seems to emit a strong, cheerful light.
   • Broad in the beam; wide: Specifically used to describe a ship or vessel that is wide across its broadest part.

Examples of Usage

• Radiating light:
  • The beamy moon illuminated the entire valley.
  • Her beamy smile lit up the room.
• Broad in the beam:
  • The old fishing boat was sturdy and beamy, able to handle rough seas.
  • They designed a beamy cargo ship to maximize storage capacity.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative use for cheerfulness: Often used poetically or figuratively to describe a face, smile, or expression that is radiant with happiness.
  • He greeted us with a beamy countenance full of joy.

Variants and Related Words

• Beam (noun/verb): A ray of light or to smile radiantly. This is the root word.
  • The sun's beam warmed the stones.
  • She beamed with pride at her daughter's achievement.
• Beaming (adjective): Radiant; shining brightly with light or happiness.
  • The beaming child held up her drawing.

Synonyms

• Radiant: Emitting light or happiness.
• Bright: Giving out or reflecting much light.
• Broad: Wide; having great width (specifically for ships).
• Wide: Of great or more than average width.

Antonyms

• Dim: Not shining brightly or clearly.
• Narrow: Of small width.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Beamy with delight: An expressive, poetic phrase meaning visibly radiant with happiness.
  • Upon hearing the news, her face was beamy with delight.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. radiating or as if radiating light
   • the beaming sun
   • the effulgent daffodils
   • a radiant sunrise
   • a refulgent sunset
2. broad in the beam
   • a beamy cargo ship

Từ đồng nghĩa

• beaming
• effulgent
• radiant
• refulgent