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Glistening

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. The appearance of something that glistens.
  2. A fluid-filled microvacuole within a lens.

Equivalents

العربيةالتألّقنضر
4 more languages
Te Reo Māoriārohirohi
Tiếng Việtlung linh

Examples

“My eyes had adjusted to the faint starlight and I could make out pale glistenings and white glow of bones which had worked their way free of clinging flesh.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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