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noun

Definition of dazzlenext
as in brilliance
the quality or state of having or giving off light the dazzle of the stars on a cold but clear winter's night

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dazzle

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verb

ˈda-zəl How to pronounce dazzle (audio)
as in to blind
to overpower with light skiers were dazzled by the glare off of the slopes of freshly packed snow

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Recent Examples of dazzle
Verb
Plants produce up to 100 flowers in dazzling red, yellow, or pink hues, providing season-long color for gardens and containers. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025 At the start of the play, Othello and Desdemona are utterly dazzled by each other. — Maya Singer, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025 Her biggest production yet, the show dazzled and provoked audiences alike. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025 Buy the Skechers hands free summits dazzling haze for $55 on Amazon Reebok Club C Double Sneaker Another Amazon best seller, these Reebok sneakers are perfect for the working mom or the mom always running errands and taking the kids to practices and events. — Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dazzle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzle
  1. brilliance
  2. blind
  3. brightness
  4. stun
  5. brilliancy
  6. lightness
Noun
  • This is reissue as excavation, revealing new layers of brilliance in an album that already felt limitless.
    — Darryn King, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • While other fashion capitals had moments of brilliance, Paris stood out for its ability to merge artistry with wearability, offering collections that felt exciting yet deeply rooted in craftsmanship.
    — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of brilliance
Verb
  • Advertisement At least 42 people died over the weekend when dynamic storms unleashed tornadoes, blinding dust and wildfires, uprooting trees and flattening hundreds of homes and businesses across eight states in the South and Midwest.
    — TIME, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
  • At least 42 people died over the weekend when dynamic storms unleashed tornadoes, blinding dust and wildfires -- leaving behind uprooted trees and flattening hundreds of homes and businesses across eight U.S. states in the South and Midwest.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of blind
Noun
  • Apple already tunes its IPS panels to draw more color coverage and brightness out of them than usual, so imagine what OLED could do married to the MacBook Air’s color coverage and its True Tone color-temperature-adjustment feature.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
  • There's a lot of brightness, but there's a lot of darkness.
    — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of brightness
Verb
  • At the Elimination Chamber event on March 1st, Cena stunned fans by attacking Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • At the same show, Raye stunned in a posh tweed dress in black.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of stun
Noun
  • Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Red Planet, shining at magnitude –1.4, is 40° to the east-northeast, and the king of planets, Jove, still near its greatest brilliancy for the year at magnitude –2.8, lies 46° west-southwest of Luna.
    — Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2022
Definition of brilliancy
Noun
  • Plunkett, so adept at channeling great pain through layers of gauzy lightness, reveals the depths of the character’s fear and avoidance when Ella asks if Joy will be present for her death.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The result is a robust overall runtime that nonetheless gives you a sense of lightness.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of lightness

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