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   Ra·di·ant

   /ˈrādēənt/

   

   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 intense or conspicuous: "he praised her radiant self-confidence" Similar splendidmagnificentbrilliantdazzlingscintillatingcoruscatingvividintensebeautifulgorgeoustranscendentresplendentimpressivespectacularstrikingstunningglorioussuperbmajesticgreatbreathtakingravishingsumptuousfineinformal:splendiferousrare:splendaciousmagnolious
   • 2. (of 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"

   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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   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.

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

5. 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.

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

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

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   4 days ago · 7 meanings: 1. sending out rays of light; bright; shining 2. characterized by health, intense joy, happiness, etc 3. emitted or.... Click for more definitions.

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.yourdictionary.com › radiantRadiant Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Radiant Definition. Filled with light; bright. A radiant morning. Consisting of or emitted as radiation. Radiant heat. Sending out rays of light; shining brightly. Showing pleasure, love, well-being, vitality, etc.; beaming. A radiant smile. Issuing (from a source) in or as in rays; radiated.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishradiant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    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. Definition of radiant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

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    What does the word radiant mean? 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. radiant has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.