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radiant

[ rey-dee-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. emitting rays of light; shining; bright:

    the radiant sun;

    radiant colors.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. bright with joy, hope, etc.:

    radiant smiles;

    a radiant future.

  3. Physics. emitted or propagated by radiation.
  4. Heraldry.
    1. noting a partition line having a series of flamelike indentations formed by ogees joined in zigzags; rayonny.
    2. (of a charge, as an ordinary) having an edge or edges so formed.


noun

  1. a point or object from which rays proceed.
  2. Astronomy. the point in the heavens from which a shower of meteors appears to radiate.
  3. a refractory absorbing and radiating heat from the flames of a gas fireplace or the like.

radiant

/ ˈɪɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. sending out rays of light; bright; shining
  2. characterized by health, intense joy, happiness, etc

    a radiant countenance

  3. emitted or propagated by or as radiation; radiated

    radiant heat

  4. sending out heat by radiation

    a radiant heater

  5. physics (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated by absolute energy measurements Compare luminous

    radiant flux

    radiant efficiency

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a point or object that emits radiation, esp the part of a heater that gives out heat
  2. astronomy the point in space from which a meteor shower appears to emanate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

radiant

/ ŧ-əԳ /

Adjective

  1. Transmitting light, heat, or other radiation. Stars, for example, are radiant bodies.
  2. Consisting of or transmitted as radiation.

Noun

  1. The apparent celestial origin of a meteor shower. For example, a point in the constellation Gemini is the radiant of the Geminid meteor shower.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱Գٱ, adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of radiant1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin radiant-, stem of 徱Բ “shining,” present participle of “to radiate light, shine,” verb derivative of radius “beam, ray”; radius
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of radiant1

C15: from Latin to shine, from radius ray of light, radius
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Synonym Study

See bright.
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Example Sentences

“A branch factory in occupied Czechoslovakia ensured that the troops pushing eastward, brutalizing and murdering, burning entire villages to the ground, could do so with radiant teeth,” Dunthorne writes, combining ironic detachment with horror.

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"She was not only a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, but her absence leaves a void for those who relied on her radiant presence," they said.

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Look closely and you’ll see vestigial seeds dotting the surface like radiant drops of citrine, lending the tomato an air of something treasured, preserved.

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A radiant contentment pervades Curtis Sittenfeld’s stories in her latest collection, ‘Show Don’t Tell.’

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