glaring

Meanings

• adjective

  Bearing or giving off a strong, intense, and often unpleasant light; conspicuous and obtrusive.

  - "The sun was glaring hot."
  - "The glaring headlights of the oncoming car blinded the driver."

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Synonyms

clowder

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with glaring
bare , dare , fare , hare , laire , pare , square

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Variants

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glaring , glaringly , glaringness , glaringnesses , glare , glared , glares

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Etymology

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From Old French gleren, to shine, from gle, shining, bright, from glans, bright, shining.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'glaring' is often used in the field of computer science to describe a visual artifact in which the brightness or color of a pixel or group of pixels differs significantly from its surrounding pixels.

2. The term 'glaring' is also used in the field of psychology to describe a situation in which an individual's attention is drawn to an irrelevant stimulus, often due to its conspicuousness or obtrusiveness.

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Related Concepts

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1. Conspicuous: Relating to or being something that is easily seen or noticed.

2. Obtrusive: Tending to attract attention in a way that is unwelcome or intrusive.

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Culture

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In literature, 'glaring' is often used to describe intense or unpleasant situations, such as a glaring error or a glaring omission. It can also be used figuratively to describe a situation or person that is conspicuous or obtrusive.

How to Memorize "glaring"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a bright light that is intense and unpleasant to look at. Imagine the sun or a light bulb that is glaring.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'glaring' with the idea of something being bright and intense, but also unpleasant or unwelcome.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating the word 'glaring' with the word 'glistening', but add the negative connotation of 'unpleasant' or 'intense'.

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