10
fair weather(noun, light, energy, shine, luminosity)
9
brightness(noun, light, energy, flash, shine)
9
cheerfulness(noun, light, energy, shine, luminosity)
9
dayspring
8
brilliance(noun, light, energy, flash, shine)
8
glow(noun, light, energy, flash, shine)
8
shine(noun, light, flash, glow, brightness)
8
sunniness(noun, light, energy, shine, luminosity)
8
visible radiation(noun, light, energy, shine, luminosity)
6
first light(noun, expression, idiom, dawn, daylight)
6
aubade(noun, heat, star, warmth, sunshine)
6
glitter(noun, light, energy, flash, shine)
6
predawn
6
sun-up
5
crack of dawn(noun, expression, idiom, dawn, daylight)
5
beam(noun, light, energy, glow, brightness)
5
cheer(noun, light, energy, shine, sunshine)
5
flare(noun, light, heat, flash, shine)
5
glare(noun, light, energy, flash, shine)
5
glint(noun, light, energy, flash, shine)
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