radiance
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈreɪdiəns/
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resplandor
- Her own garb was rough and poorly sewn, yet she evinced a radiance that was palpable.
You can see it did give me an instant radiance just like they said it would.
- You can see it did give me an instant radiance just like they said it would.
- It just has like a natural like radiance to it.
Examples
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At first, he could see nothing for the radiance that surrounded him.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her smile was one of unbelievable radiance.
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Yeah, it says it's real skin radiance, which does make sense.
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But there are few that have had your radiance.
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And now, let us brighten this night with our inner radiance.
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Everything was still, with a delicate, misty radiance in the air.
Fiction book (1998) -
Your radiance tonight renders me almost speechless.
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The flowers emerge in their shimmering radiance, their colors constantly fluttering and changing.
Academic text (2006) -
We are unworthy of such splendor, undeserving of such radiance.
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Her face glowed with a warm radiance that made everyone smile.
Synonyms
137
1.0
A bright, smooth look on something that reflects light
41
1.0
How much light something gives or how close it looks to white
8
4.5
A very bright light that makes it hard to see
4
7.3
How much light an object gives or reflects
2
7.0
Light that a material gives off without heat
1
7.1
The brightness of a surface as seen by the eye
1
8.9
Bright, strong light that shines from something like the sun or a diamond
1
9.9
A very bright, shining light that fills a place
1
9.5
A very bright and beautiful appearance that looks impressive
1
2.0
How bright and smooth a surface is when it sends back light
1
4.3
A brightness in an image or scene that changes mood
A very bright, strong light that shines from something
A bright, strong light like the sun that shines out
A bright, beautiful appearance that attracts attention
How bright something is because it gives or reflects light
A soft, gentle light that seems to glow and move slightly
The amount of light that falls on a surface
Antonyms
How Radiant
Surface Forms
Morphology
radiance = radiant (transparent) = radi + ance
The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'radiant' (or verb 'radiate') using the productive suffix '-ance', yielding the sense 'quality of being radiant'.
Etymology
Radiance comes from the Latin word radius, which means 'ray'. So when someone has radiance they seem to shine like a ray of light, and that bright, glowing look shows health or happiness.