The difference between Gleam and Lambency
When used as nouns, gleam means a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light, whereas lambency means the property of being lambent, brightness.
Gleam is also verb with the meaning: to shine.
check bellow for the other definitions of Gleam and Lambency
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Gleam as a noun:
a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
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Gleam as a noun:
a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
Examples:
"The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive."
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Gleam as a noun:
brightness or shininess; splendor.
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Gleam as a verb:
To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
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Gleam as a verb:
To be briefly but strongly apparent.
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Gleam as a verb (obsolete, falconry):
To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
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Lambency as a noun:
The property of being lambent, brightness.