glare
1[ glair ]
/ glɛər /
noun
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light: in the glare of sunlight.
a fiercely or angrily piercing stare.
dazzling or showy appearance; showiness.
verb (used without object), glared, glar·ing.
verb (used with object), glared, glar·ing.
to express with a glare: They glared their anger at each other.
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Origin of glare
11250–1300; (verb) Middle English glaren; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German glaren; akin to glass (compare Old English glæren “glassy”); (noun) Middle English, derivative of the verb
synonym study for glare
4. See shine1. 5. Glare, glower, gloat all have connotations of emotion that accompany an intense gaze. To glare is to look piercingly or angrily: A tiger glares at its prey. To glower is to look fiercely and threateningly, as from wrath; it suggests a scowl along with a glare: to glower at a mischievous child. To gloat meant originally to look with exultation, avaricious or malignant, on something or someone: a tyrant gloating over the helplessness of his victim. Today, however, it may simply imply inner exultation.
OTHER WORDS FROM glare
glareless, adjectiveWords nearby glare
Definition for glare (2 of 2)
glare2
[ glair ]
/ glɛər /
noun
a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.
Origin of glare
2First recorded in 1560–70; special use of glare1
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British Dictionary definitions for glare (1 of 2)
glare1
/ (ɡlɛə) /
verb
(intr) to stare angrily; glower
(tr) to express by glowering
(intr) (of light, colour, etc) to be very bright and intense
(intr) to be dazzlingly ornamented or garish
noun
Derived forms of glare
glareless, adjectiveglary, adjectiveWord Origin for glare
C13: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch glaren to gleam; probably related to Old English glæren glassy; see glass
British Dictionary definitions for glare (2 of 2)
glare2
/ (ɡlɛə) /
adjective
mainly US and Canadian smooth and glassyglare ice
Word Origin for glare
C16: special use of glare 1
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