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radiant
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ra·di·ant  (rd-nt)
adj.
1. Emitting heat or light.
2. Consisting of or emitted as radiation: radiant heat.
3.
a. Filled with light; bright.
b. Glowing; beaming. See Synonyms at bright.
n.
1. An object or a point from which light or heat rays are emitted.
2. Astronomy The apparent celestial origin of a meteoric shower.

[Middle English, from Latin radins, radiant-, present participle of radire, to radiate; see radiate.]

radi·ant·ly adv.

radiant
Adjective
1. characterized by health and happiness: radiant good looks
2. shining
3. emitted as radiation: radiant heat
4. sending out heat by radiation: radiant heaters [Latin radiare to shine]
radiance n
radiantly adv

radiant  (rd-nt)
Adjective
1. Transmitting light, heat, or other radiation. Stars, for example, are radiant bodies.
2. Consisting of or transmitted as radiation.
Noun
The apparent celestial origin of a meteor shower. For example, a point in the constellation Gemini is the radiant of the Geminid meteor shower.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.radiant - radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"
bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

radiant
adjective 1. happy, glowing, ecstatic, joyful, sent (informal) gay, delighted, beaming, joyous, blissful, rapturous, rapt, on cloud nine (informal) beatific, blissed out (informal) floating on air << OPPOSITE miserable
Translations

radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt] adjbrillante, resplandeciente
radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt] adjrayonnant(e);
(Physics) → radiant(e)
radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt] radiance adjstrahlend;
(Phys) (heat) → Strahlungs-
radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt] adjraggiante;
(PHYSICS) → radiante

radiant
adj radiant [ˈreidiənt]
1 showing great joy a radiant smile. skitterend مُشْرِق، مُتألِّق лъчезарен zářivý strålende; lysende strahlend ακτινοβόλος, φωτεινός radiante särav شاد و خرم säkenöivä radieux קוֹרֵן दीप्तिमान ozaren ragyogó penuh sukacita geislandi raggiante 晴れやかな 기쁨에 찬, 환한 spindintis starojošs berseri-seri stralend gledestrålende promienny radioso radios сияющий žiarivý žareč blistav glädjestrålande ซึ่งบ่งบอกถึงความสุข neşe saçan 歡欣的, 容光煥發的 сяючий, променистий خوش کن hớn hở ,
2 sending out rays of heat, light etc or carried, sent etc in the form of, or by means of, rays of heat, light etc. glansryk مُشِع лъчист zářící, sálavý strålende; lysende strahlend ακτινοβόλος radiante kiirgav پرتو säteilevä rayonnant זוֹהֵר प्रसन्नचित zračiti sugárzó memancarkan panas (út)geislandi radiante 光を放つ 복사의, 방사의 spinduliuojantis izstarojošs terang stralend strålende promieniujący irradiante care (i)radiază лучистый sálavý žareč sjajan strålande, strålnings- ซึ่งปล่อยความร้อนหรือแสงออกมาในรูปของรังสีหรือพลังงาน parıldayan 輻射的 променистий شعاعیں خارج کرتا ہوا tỏa sáng; tỏa nhiệt
adv ˈradiantly
glansryk بإشْعاع лъчисто zářivě strålende; lysende strahlend ακτινοβολώντας radiantemente kiirgavalt به طور متشعشع و منشعب säteilevästi d'un air radieux בְּאוֹר זוֹהֵר विकिरतता से, कान्तिमयता से sjajno, blještavo ragyogóan dengan sukacita á geislandi hátt con aria raggiante 晴れやかに 환하게 džiaugsmingai, skaisčiai []starojoši; mirdzoši; spoži berseri-seri stralend (glede)strålende promiennie radiosamente radios сияюще žiarivo žareče blistavo på ett glädjestrålande sätt อย่างสว่าง mutlulukla, neşeyle 歡欣地, 輝煌地 променисто چمکتے ہوءے sáng ngời ,
n ˈradiance
the radiance of her smile. glans بَريق، لَمَعان، إشْعاع сияние zářivost udstråling das Strahlen ακτινοβολία resplandor sära درخشندگی säihke éclat זוֹהֵר कान्ति, चमक, दीप्ति blještavilo, sjaj ragyogás sukacita ljómi, útgeislun radiosità 輝き 빛남, 환함 spindesys, spindėjimas starojums; mirdzums keserian glans utstråling blask esplendor se­ni­nătate сияние žiarivosť žarenje blistavost strålglans ความเบิกบาน neşe/mutluluk saçma 喜悅, 閃爍 сяяння چمک دمک sự rạng rỡ ,


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