radiance C2 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈɹeɪdi.əns/ UK /ˈreɪdiəns/ See IPA manual Freq #28960 Meanings 1 noun bright light or a warm glow sent out from something The radiance of the morning sun filled the room. 2 noun an attractive quality of happiness, health, or beauty Her radiance made the whole group smile. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · bright light or a warm glow... glowbrightnessluminosity 2 noun · an attractive quality of... vitalitybrightness More brilliance ↔ Opposites dimnessdullness Word family Derived forms subradiancesuperradiance Related forms irradiance Etymology From radiant + -ance. Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # radiance **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹeɪdi.əns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈreɪdiəns/ **Frequency rank:** 28960 ## Meanings 1. bright light or a warm glow sent out from something 2. an attractive quality of happiness, health, or beauty ## Examples - The radiance of the morning sun filled the room. - Her radiance made the whole group smile. ## Synonyms - glow - brightness - luminosity - brilliance ## Antonyms - dimness - dullness ## Derived Forms - subradiance - superradiance ## Related Forms - irradiance ## Etymology From radiant + -ance. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown