n. A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light, a sparkle.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A sudden flash or play of light.
n. A flash of intellectual brilliancy.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A flash or gleam of light; a burst or play of light, as the reflection of lightning by clouds or of moonlight on the sea.
n. Figuratively, a flash or gleam of intellectual brilliancy.
n.Synonyms See glare, v.
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n. a sudden or striking display of brilliance
n. the occurrence of a small flash or spark
Word Usage
"Borealian coruscation, which is scarcely within the modest and placid idiosyncracies of sixpence, -- but a gleam of gentle and benign light, just to show where a sixpence had been, and allow you time to say"