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radiant

Syllabification: (ra·di·ant)
Pronunciation: /ˈrādēənt/

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Definition of radiant

adjective

  • 1sending out light; shining or glowing brightly:a bird with radiant green and red plumage
  • (of a person or their expression) clearly emanating great joy, love, or health:she gave him a radiant smile
  • (of an emotion or quality) emanating powerfully from someone or something; very intense or conspicuous:he praised her radiant self-confidence
  • 2 [attributive] (of heat) transmitted by radiation, rather than conduction or convection.
  • (of an appliance) designed to emit radiant energy, especially for cooking or heating.

noun

  • a point or object from which light or heat radiates, especially a heating element in an electric or gas heater.

Derivatives

radiancy

Pronunciation: /-ənsē/

noun

radiantly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin radiant- 'emitting rays', from the verb radiare (see radiate)

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