1. Emit a steady even light without flames
   "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"
    
2. Shine intensely, as if with heat
   "The coals were glowing in the dark";
   - burn
    
3. Have a complexion with a strong bright colour, such as red or pink
   "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna";
   - beam, radiate, shine
    
4. Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
   "She was glowing with joy";
   - beam, radiate, shine
    
5. Be exuberant or high-spirited
   "Make the people's hearts glow"

1. A steady even light without flames
   "The glow of the embers provided a warm light in the darkening room"
    
2. The phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
   "The glow of the metal increased as it was heated in the forge";
   - incandescence
    
3. Light from nonthermal sources
   "The glow of the computer screen lit up the dark room";
   - luminescence
    
4. An appearance of reflected light
   "The glow of the moonlight on the lake created a magical atmosphere";
   - gleam, gleaming, lambency
    
5. The amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
   "The glow of the embers provided a warm ambiance";
   - radiance
    
6. A feeling of considerable warmth
   "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret"
    
7. An alert and refreshed state
   "The glow of health was evident in her appearance";
   - freshness

Derived forms: glowed, glows, glowing

Type of: appear, beam, brightness, brightness level, effulgence, experience, feel, feeling, good health, healthiness, light, look, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, radiance, radiancy, radiate, refulgence, refulgency, seem, shine, visible light, visible radiation

Encyclopedia: Glow