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Glanz — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brightness noun The quality or degree of giving off or reflecting light.
  • deflection noun The act of deflecting, or an instance of something being deflected.
  • glory noun Great honour, fame, or admiration earned through achievement.
  • gloss noun A shiny, polished surface.
  • luster noun A gentle shine or sheen, especially on a surface like metal, hair, or pearls.
  • Polish verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
  • radiance noun The quality of shining brightly, or figuratively, of glowing with happiness or beauty.
  • sheen noun A soft shine or gloss on a surface.
  • shine verb To give off or reflect light brightly.

Senses

Glanz is used for these senses in English:

  • brightness The quality of being bright.
  • deflection The act of deflecting or something deflected.
  • glory (meteorology, optics) An optical phenomenon, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the water droplets that compose mist or clouds, centered on the antisolar or antilunar point.
  • gloss A surface shine or luster.
  • polish Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
  • radiance The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
  • sheen (also, figuratively) Splendor; radiance; shininess.
  • shine Brightness from reflected light.

deflection — full definition

  1. noun The act of deflecting, or an instance of something being deflected.
  2. noun The act of avoiding a question or shifting blame elsewhere.
  3. noun Bending or movement of a structure under a load.

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