brilliancy
91Converge — Con*verge , v. t. To cause to tend to one point; to cause to incline and approach nearer together. [1913 Webster] I converge its rays to a focus of dazzling brilliancy. Tyndall. [1913 Webster] …
92Coruscation — Cor us*ca tion (k?r ?s k? sh?n), n. [L. coruscatio: cf. F. coruscattion.] 1. A sudden flash or play of light. [1913 Webster] A very vivid but exceeding short lived splender, not to call ?t a little coruscation. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. A flash of …
93Cycle of eclipses — Eclipse E*clipse ([ e]*kl[i^]ps ), n. [F. [ e]clipse, L. eclipsis, fr. Gr. e kleipsis, prop., a forsaking, failing, fr. eklei pein to leave out, forsake; ek out + lei pein to leave. See {Ex }, and {Loan}.] 1. (Astron.) An interception or… …
94Dazzle — Daz zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dazzling}.] [Freq. of daze.] 1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light. [1913 Webster] Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze… …
95Dazzle — Daz zle, v. i. 1. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy. [1913 Webster] Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness …
96Dazzle — Daz zle, n. A light of dazzling brilliancy. [1913 Webster] …
97Dazzled — Dazzle Daz zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dazzling}.] [Freq. of daze.] 1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light. [1913 Webster] Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their… …
98Dazzling — Dazzle Daz zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dazzling}.] [Freq. of daze.] 1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light. [1913 Webster] Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their… …
99Deaden — Dead en (d[e^]d n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deadened} (d[e^]d nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deadening}.] [From {Dead}; cf. AS. d?dan to kill, put to death. See {Dead}, a.] 1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the… …
100Deadened — Deaden Dead en (d[e^]d n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deadened} (d[e^]d nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deadening}.] [From {Dead}; cf. AS. d?dan to kill, put to death. See {Dead}, a.] 1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to… …