US /ˈɹeɪdi.əns/ UK /ˈreɪdiəns/
noun Freq #28960

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    bright light or a warm glow sent out from something

    The radiance of the morning sun filled the room.

  2. 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
Word family
Derived forms subradiancesuperradiance
Related forms irradiance

Etymology

From radiant + -ance.

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