radiant
- adjective
- /ˈreɪdiənt/
- She's always been the most radiant person I've known.
- radiant smile
- radiant heat
- radiant light
I want to make sure my face is very bright, radiant, and youthful.
- I want to make sure my face is very bright, radiant, and youthful.
- And Tracy Stanley, who is this radiant goddess, we've known her for years.
- I'd like to say that the bridesmaids look radiant, but I can't.
- I just looked really radiant that day and I love the blush.
- Once his eyes adjusted to the brightness, he saw Helios radiant smile and open arms.
- And this does make you instantly radiant, it really does.
- Hi, my name is Patton Oswalt, and I feel radiant about being Conan O'briens friend.
- And you can see that kind of radiant finish that's going on.
- So alive faces radiant with panic.
- It is the most beautiful, radiant skin you've ever seen.
- And the colors that I have are radiant and ivory.
- I use this Ilia true skin radiant primer.
- I think this is the radiant translucent powder.
Examples
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You are as radiant as ever, Violet.
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You look especially radiant today, Your Grace.
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A light came - a radiant light.
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I find it somewhat difficult to decide which card to play in the presence of such a radiant woman.
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And the sky is clear, the sun is out, radiant, and it smiles.
Academic text (2014) -
Every day we bathed in the radiant heat of the sun.
Academic text (2000) -
She is looking unusually radiant tonight.
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As she was leaving the room, Twyla walked in, fresh and radiant in a short yellow sundress.
Fiction book (1994) -
Forgive me, Princess, for startling you, but you startled me, for I have never seen such a radiant beauty before.
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You look especially radiant today, Your Grace.
Synonyms
Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see
Bright and smooth because it reflects light
Shining with a soft steady light like a lantern
Very bright and shining with strong light
Bright and beautiful in a way that looks impressive
Shining with a soft, smooth glow like polished pearls
A thing that gives off light without heat, like fireflies or jellyfish
A soft bright look that seems to shine from within
Shining with small bright points like light on snow
Full of strong feeling or passion
So bright that it is hard to see
Shining with many small bright points like stars
Shining with a strong bright light
Bright and reflecting light because it is clean or polished
Shining very brightly like the sun
A soft, gentle light that seems to move
To give off light or let light pass through
Shining brightly like the sun or a bright lamp
A bright shine made when light bounces off a surface
A smooth shiny surface that reflects light
Shining with bright light, often because it is wet or smooth
Shining with bright light or looking very happy
Full of bright light
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A way to make a building warm by using panels in floors, walls, or ceilings that give out warmth
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Radiant comes from the Latin word radius, which means 'ray' or 'spoke' and has the same root as radiate, so imagine the sun's rays spreading out. That's why something radiant is bright or seems to send out light.