glare

Definition

An intense, blinding light.

Etymology

From Middle English glaren, from Old English *glærian, from Proto-West Germanic *glarōn. Cognate with dialectal Middle Dutch glariën (“to glisten; sparkle”), Low German glaren (“to shine brightly; glow; burn”), Middle High German glaren (“to shine brightly”). Related to glower, glass.

Example Sentences

• "the frame of burnished steel that cast a glare"
• "About them round, / A lion now he stalks with fiery glare."
• "a glare of ice"