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   radiant

   /ˈreɪdɪənt/

   adjective

   • 1. sending out light; shining or glowing brightly: "a bird with radiant green and red plumage" Similar shiningbrightilluminatedlitlightedbrilliantgleamingglowingablazeluminousluminescentlustrousincandescentglitteringsparklingcoruscatingdazzlingflashingshimmeringinformal:glowyliterary:irradiantlucentlambentsplendentrare:effulgentrefulgentOpposite darkdull
   • ▪ (of a person or their expression) clearly emanating great joy, love, or health: "she gave him a radiant smile" Similar joyfulelatedthrilledoverjoyedjubilantin rapturesenrapturedrapturousecstaticbeside oneself with joyeuphoricdeliriously happyblissfully happyin seventh heavenon cloud nine/sevendelightedjoyouspleasedhappybeamingglowingtransportedin transports of joy/pleasure/delightinformal:on top of the worldover the moonblissed outwrappedOpposite gloomy
   • ▪ (of an emotion or quality) emanating powerfully from someone or something; very conspicuous: "he praised her radiant self-confidence" Similar splendidmagnificentbrilliantdazzlingscintillatingcoruscatingvividintensebeautifulgorgeoustranscendentresplendentimpressivespectacularstrikingstunningglorioussuperbmajesticgreatbreathtakingravishingsumptuousfineinformal:splendiferousrare:splendaciousmagnolious
   • 2. (of electromagnetic energy, especially heat) transmitted by radiation, rather than conduction or convection: "plants convert the radiant energy of the sun into chemical energy"
   • ▪ (of an appliance) designed to emit radiant energy, especially for cooking or heating: "a radiant heater"

   noun

   • 1. a point or object from which light or heat radiates, especially a heating element in an electric or gas heater: "I sat down by my hissing gas fire—one of the radiants was missing"
   • ▪ a radiant point: "don't assume that you should stare toward the radiant to see the most meteors"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin radiant- ‘emitting rays’, from the verb radiare (see radiate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. radiancy noun
   • 2. radiantly adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › radiantRadiant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of RADIANT is radiating rays or reflecting beams of light. How to use radiant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Radiant.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRADIANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RADIANT definition: 1. obviously very happy, or very beautiful: 2. producing heat or light: 3. obviously very happy…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRADIANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Something that is radiant glows brightly. The evening sun warms the old red brick wall to a radiant glow. Out on the bay the morning is radiant. The sun was still shining radiantly. Radiant heat or energy is sent out in the form of rays. The earth would be a frozen ball if it were not for the radiant heat of the sun.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › radiantRADIANT Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for RADIANT: bright, glowing, smiling, sunny, cheerful, gleaming, dazzling, joyful; Antonyms of RADIANT: stoic, listless, flat, stoical, blank, unemotional, black, dark

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › radiantRadiant - definition of radiant by The Free Dictionary

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   Emitting heat or light: a radiant star. 2. Consisting of or emitted as radiation: radiant heat. 3. Filled with light shining especially as rays; brightly shining: a radiant morning. See Synonyms at bright. 4. a. Showing or expressing vitality or joy: radiant eyes; a radiant smile. b. Splendid; glorious: radiant beauty; a radiant future. n. 1.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › radiantRadiant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Something that shines or glows is radiant, and you can also describe anything that's bright as radiant, like a smile or a powerful emotion ("a radiant sense of happiness"). In science, radiant means "transmitted by radiation," and it usually describes heat, like the radiant heat from an oven.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRADIANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   RADIANT meaning: 1. obviously very happy, or very beautiful: 2. producing heat or light: 3. obviously very happy…. Learn more.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › radiant_adjradiant, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word radiant, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the word radiant? How is the word radiant pronounced? Where does the word radiant come from?

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    Radiant definition: emitting rays of light; shining; bright. See examples of RADIANT used in a sentence.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionradiant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of radiant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. showing great happiness, love or health. The bride looked radiant. radiant with something He was radiant with health. giving a warm bright light. The sun was radiant in a clear blue sky. [only before noun] (specialist) sent out in rays from a central point.