Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Emitting light, especially as if from heat: Describes something that produces a steady, warm, or bright light, often without flames.
   • Showing a warm, healthy, or enthusiastic color or appearance: Describes a complexion that is warm, flushed, or radiant, often indicating health or emotion.
   • Expressing great praise or enthusiasm: Describes language or descriptions that are full of strong, positive admiration.

2. Noun:

   • The emission of light, especially as a steady radiance: The phenomenon of giving off light.
   • (Technical) The amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface: A scientific term used in physics and engineering.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The glowing embers of the fire provided warmth. (The fire's pieces were emitting a steady red light.)
  • After her run, she had a glowing complexion. (Her face had a warm, healthy, reddish color.)
  • The book received a glowing review from the critic. (The critic's review was full of enthusiastic praise.)

• Noun:

  • The soft glowing of the moon lit the path. (The steady light from the moon illuminated the path.)
  • The sensor measures the glowing of the material under UV light. (It measures the amount of light radiation emitted.)

Advanced Usage

• "Glowing terms": Using language full of high praise.

  • She spoke of her mentor in glowing terms. (She described her mentor with extremely positive and admiring words.)

• "Glowing with pride/health": Showing a strong, visible sign of an inner quality (like pride or good health).

  • The parents were glowing with pride at their daughter's graduation. (The parents' appearance showed their immense pride.)

Variants and Related Words

• Glow (verb/noun): To emit light or the light itself.
  • The jellyfish glowed in the dark water.
• Glowingly (adverb): In a manner expressing great praise.
  • He spoke glowingly about his team's effort.

Synonyms

• Adjective (light): Radiant, luminous, incandescent.
• Adjective (praise): Rave, enthusiastic, effusive, laudatory.
• Adjective (complexion): Rosy, flushed, radiant.

Antonyms

• Adjective (light): Dark, dim, dull.
• Adjective (praise): Critical, disparaging, scathing.
• Adjective (complexion): Pale, pallid, ashen.

Related Phrases

• Glowing report: An extremely positive account or evaluation.
  • The inspector filed a glowing report on the school's standards.
• Glowing tribute: A speech or act expressing high praise and respect, often for someone who has died.
  • He paid a glowing tribute to his former teacher.

Adjective

1. highly enthusiastic
   • glowing praise

Noun

1. the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface