glareless

glareless

English

Etymology

glare +‎ -less

Adjective

glareless (comparative more glareless, superlative most glareless)

1. That does not cause or exhibit any glare; characterized by diffuse light.
   • 1933, C.E. Ferree & G. Rand, “A Glareless Lighting Unit Adapted to the Classroom”, in The Nation's Schools, volume 12, page 50:

     In units so completely glareless as these, it is surprising to note what a small amount of brightness difference is required to become noticeable and even distractingly annoying to a sensitive eye.

   • 1962, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Hearings, page 324:

     They are also ignorant that a glareless headlight was designed, constructed, tested, sold, and used by many people over 40 years ago, and that the headlight industry has used deception and misinterpretations and other evasive means to keep those glareless headlights from the people, although industry has known about them since 1919, over 42 years ago.

   • 2008, Gerrie Schipske, Rosie the Riveter in Long Beach:

     Windowless yet airconditioned, the buildings used thousands of glareless, fluorescent, and mercury vapor lights to create “daytime” 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

   • 2010, Ben Bova, The Silent War:

     Doors lined both walls now and the ceiling glowed with glareless, shadowless light.

   • 2011, Paul Theroux, Saint Jack:

     It was early lighted evening, that pleasant glareless time of day just before sunset; the moon showed in a blue sky – a pale gold sickle on its back – and it was possible to stroll through the mild air without hunching over and squinting away from the sun.