7
luminous(adjective, light, shining, luminescence)
7
radiant(adjective, light, shining, luminescence)
6
glowing(adjective, light, shining, luminescence)
6
incandescent
5
light-emitting
4
candent
4
dazzling(adjective, shining)
3
ablaze
3
alight(adjective, light, shining, luminescence)
3
beaming
3
gleamy(adjective, light, shining, luminescence)
3
lambent(adjective, light, shining, luminescence)
3
lucent(adjective, light, shining, luminescence)
3
luciferous(adjective, light, shining, luminescence)
3
luminescent(adjective, light, shining, luminescence)
3
lustrous
3
shining
3
shiny
2
white(adjective, shining)
2
bright
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