N. instantaneity,
instantaneousness,
immediacy, suddenness,
abruptness, moment, instant, second, minute,
twinkling,
trice,
flash, breath,
crack,
jiffy,
coup,
burst, flash of lightning, stroke of time, epoch, time, time of day, time of night, hour, minute, very minute &c, very time, very hour, present time, right time, true time, exact correct time
V. be instantaneous,
twinkle,
flash Adj. instantaneous,
momentary, sudden, immediate, instant,
abrupt, discontinuous,
precipitous,
precipitant,
precipitate,
subitaneous,
hasty, quick as thought, quick as lightning, quick as a flash, rapid as electricity,
speedy, quick, fast, fleet, swift, lively, blitz, rapid (velocity) 274
Adv. instantaneously, in no time, in less than no time,
presto,
subito, instanter, suddenly, at a stroke, like a shot, in a moment, in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in one's tracks, right away, toute a l'heure, at one jump, in the same breath, per saltum, uno saltu, at once, all at once,
plump,
slap, "at one fell swoop", at the same instant, immediately,
extempore, on the moment, on the spot, on the spur of the moment, no sooner said than done, just then, slap-dash
Phr. touch and go, no sooner said than done
Light Roget’s Thesaurus §420 N. light, ray, beam, stream,
gleam,
streak, pencil,
sunbeam,
moonbeam,
aurora, day,
sunshine, light of day, light of heaven,
moonlight,
starlight, sun light,
daylight, broad daylight, noontide light,
noontide,
noonday, noonday sun,
glow,
glimmering,
glint, play of light, flood of light,
phosphorescence, lambent flame,
flush,
halo, glory,
nimbus,
aureola,
spark,
scintilla, facula,
sparkling, emication|,
scintillation,
flash,
blaze,
coruscation,
fulguration, flame,
lightning,
levin,
ignis fatuus,
&c. (luminary) 423,
luster,
sheen,
shimmer, reflexion,
reflection,
gloss,
tinsel,
spangle, brightness,
brilliancy,
splendor,
effulgence,
refulgence,
fulgor,
fulgidity,
dazzlement,
resplendence,
transplendency, luminousness,
luminosity,
lucidity, renitency|,
nitency,
radiance,
radiation,
irradiation,
illumination, actinic rays,
actinism, roentgen-ray, xray,
photography,
heliography,
photometer,
optics,
photology,
photometry,
dioptrics,
catoptrics,
chiaroscuro, clairobscur, clear obscure, breadth, light and shade, black and white,
tonality,
reflection, refraction,
dispersion, refractivity
V. shine,
glow,
glitter,
glister,
glisten,
twinkle,
gleam,
flare, flare up,
glare, beam,
shimmer,
glimmer,
flicker,
sparkle,
scintillate,
coruscate,
flash,
blaze, be bright, reflect light,
daze,
dazzle,
bedazzle,
radiate, shoot out beams,
fulgurate, clear up,
brighten,
lighten,
enlighten,
levin, light, light up,
irradiate, shine upon, give out a light, hang out a light, cast light upon, cast light in, throw light upon, throw light in, shed light upon, shed luster upon,
illume,
illumine,
illuminate,
relume, strike a light,
kindle Adj. shining, luminous,
luminiferous,
lucid,
lucent,
luculent,
lucific,
luciferous, light,
lightsome, bright, vivid,
splendent,
nitid,
lustrous,
shiny,
beamy,
scintillant,
radiant,
lambent,
sheen,
sheeny,
glossy,
burnished,
glassy,
sunny,
orient, meridian,
noonday, tide, cloudless, clear, unclouded, unobscured,
gairish,
garish,
resplendent,
transplendent,
refulgent,
effulgent,
fulgid,
fulgent,
relucent, splendid,
blazing, in a blaze,
ablaze,
rutilant,
meteoric,
phosphorescent,
aglow, bright as silver, light as day, bright as day, light as noonday, bright as noonday, bright as the sun at noonday,
actinic,
photogenic,
graphic,
heliographic, heliophagous
Phr. "a day for gods to stoop and men to soar", "dark with excessive bright"
N. dimness, darkness, paleness &c. # (light color) 429, half light, demi-jour, partial shadow, partial eclipse, shadow of a shade,
glimmer, gliming,
nebulosity, cloud,
eclipse,
aurora,
dusk,
twilight, shades of evening,
crepuscule, cockshut time|, break of day,
daybreak,
dawn,
moonlight,
moonbeam,
moonglade,
moonshine,
starlight, owl's light,
candlelight,
rushlight, firelight, farthing candle
V. be dim, grow dim,
flicker,
twinkle,
glimmer,
loom, lower,
fade, pale, pale its ineffectual fire, render dim,
dim,
bedim, obscure,
darken, tone down
Adj. dim, dull,
lackluster,
dingy,
darkish, shorn of its beams, dark 421,
faint, shadowed forth,
glassy,
cloudy,
misty,
blear, muggy|,
fuliginous,
nebulous,
nebular, obnubilated, overcast,
crepuscular,
muddy,
lurid,
leaden,
dun,
dirty,
looming, pale, confused
