Beaming and Somber

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Beaming adjective - Giving off or reflecting much light.

Usage example: the orchestra began its season of outdoor concerts under a beaming moon

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Somber is an antonym for beaming.

Nearby Words: beam, beamed, beamy, beamingly

Somber adjective - Being without light or without much light.

Usage example: the prison's somber interrogation room has the desired effect of striking fear and despair into the prisoner

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Beaming is an antonym for somber.

Nearby Words: sombre, somberly

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