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radiance

[ rey-dee-uhns ]

noun

  1. radiant brightness or light:

    the radiance of the tropical sun.

    Synonyms: brilliance, splendor, resplendence

  2. warm, cheerful brightness:

    the radiance of her expression.

  3. Rare. radiation.


radiance

/ ˈreɪdɪəns /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being radiant
  2. a measure of the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. It is the radiant intensity in a given direction of a small element of surface area divided by the orthogonal projection of this area onto a plane at right angles to the direction Le
“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
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  • non·radi·ance noun
  • sub·radi·ance noun
  • super·radi·ance noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of radiance1

First recorded in 1595–1605; radi(ant) + -ance
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Example Sentences

Good thing too, given the easy radiance of Gatwa’s smile and the ebullient spark with which his Time Lord moves through the universe.

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Her radiance and comfort as a romantic lead are palpable even with the cringy dialogue and fantastical, instant love between Hayes and Solène.

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It looked as if she was losing her radiance.

McCrimmon’s portrayal resists the Broadway myth to find mortal radiance instead.

“We are but darkened groping souls, that know not the light often because of its very blinding radiance,” wrote W.E.B.

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