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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
Spanish radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt] adjbrillante, resplandeciente
French radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt] adjrayonnant(e);
(Physics) → radiant(e)

German radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt] radiance adjstrahlend;
(Phys) (heat) → Strahlungs-

Italian radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt] adjraggiante;
(PHYSICS) → radiante

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Eagerly I wished the morrow; -- vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow -- sorrow for the lost Lenore -- For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore -- Nameless here for evermore.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;--vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow--sorrow for the lost Lenore-- For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore-- Nameless here for evermore.
Let the woman turn and look upon Issus, knowing that those of the lower orders who gaze upon the holy vision of her radiant face survive the blinding glory but a single year.
 
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