radiant en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹeɪ.di.ənt/
Etymology
From Middle English radyant, from Latin radiāns, radiantis, present participle of radiāre (“to emit rays or beams”).
Meanings
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Radiating light and/or heat.
They in ranks / Sat all, where ſtood the fiery ſteeds of each, / And where his radiant arms lay on the field.
1791, Homer, “[The Iliad.] Book III.”, in W[illiam] Cowper, transl., The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, Translated into Blank Verse, […], volume I, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC, page 79:The couple's sustainability efforts also included installing radiant heat under the concrete-slab floor.
2026 May 14, Julie Belcove, “Farm Fresh”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 93:the radiant sun
- Emitted as radiation.
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(figuratively) Beaming with vivacity and happiness.
a radiant face
His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ “Phil ! You ! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow !” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested.
1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 171:
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(figuratively) Strikingly beautiful.
And yet she was ensnaringly beautiful, despite her pride and self-consciousness; radiant and certain of conquest she stood before the man who alone seemed to have neither eye nor ear for charms that had never elsewhere played her false.
1893, E. Werner, Clear the Track!, page 94:
- Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.
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(of a bearing) Giving off rays.
a crown radiant
the sun radiant
- Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| radient | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more radiant | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most radiant | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
radiantly · radiant heat · octoradiant · radiancy · radiant energy · radiance · subradiant · unradiant · superradiant · radiantness
Translations (57)
fa درخشنده (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · ko 환하다 (radiating light and/or heat) · hi प्रफुल्ल (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · be зіхатлі́вы (radiating light and/or heat) · bg лъчеза́рен (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · it radiante (radiating light and/or heat) · mk бле́ска (radiating light and/or heat) · hi ज्वलंत (radiating light and/or heat) · ga lonrach (radiating light and/or heat) · ru я́ркий (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · pt radiante (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · mk сја́е (radiating light and/or heat) · sv strålande (radiating light and/or heat) · mk зра́чи (radiating light and/or heat) · ota ایشق (radiating light and/or heat) · be святлі́сты (radiating light and/or heat) · pam masala (radiating light and/or heat) · hi कांतिमान् (radiating light and/or heat) · fa تابناک (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · eo radianta (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · fr solaire (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · ru лучеза́рный (radiating light and/or heat) · fi säteilevä (radiating light and/or heat) · eo radia (emitted as radiation) · lt švytinti (radiating light and/or heat) · es radioso (radiating light and/or heat) · be бліску́чы (radiating light and/or heat) · ar مُشِعّ (radiating light and/or heat) · es radiante (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · hy պայծառ (radiating light and/or heat) · bg лъчи́ст (emitted as radiation) · bg сия́ен (radiating light and/or heat) · mk зра́чи (emitted as radiation) · fa تابناک (radiating light and/or heat) · sa चन्द्र (radiating light and/or heat) · ckb گەش (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · sa उज्ज्वल (radiating light and/or heat) · la radians (radiating light and/or heat) · hi तेजस्वी (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · ru лучи́стый (emitted as radiation) · ru сия́ющий (radiating light and/or heat) · es radiante (radiating light and/or heat) · ar مُتَوَهِّج (radiating light and/or heat) · uk ся́ючий (radiating light and/or heat) · ru лучеза́рный (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · ru сверка́ющий (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · ota نورانی (radiating light and/or heat) · ca radiant (radiating light and/or heat) · ru светя́щийся (radiating light and/or heat) · uk ося́йний (radiating light and/or heat) · xal мандлсн (radiating light and/or heat) · bg лъчи́ст (radiating light and/or heat) · fi säteilevä (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · jv sumunar (radiating light and/or heat) · ru пыла́ющий (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · hi प्रफुल्लित (beaming with vivacity and happiness) · ca radiant (beaming with vivacity and happiness)