radiant

  • 21radiant — adjective 1 full of happiness and love, in a way that shows in your face, eyes etc: a radiant smile (+ with): radiant with joy 2 (only before noun) very bright: a radiant blue sky 3 technical (only before noun) radiant heat, energy etc is sent… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22radiant — UK [ˈreɪdɪənt] / US adjective 1) someone who is radiant looks extremely happy a radiant bride 2) very bright The sea was a radiant blue. 3) science radiant heat is the energy produced by hot objects. It is in the form of infrared light that… …

    English dictionary

  • 23radiant — adj. & n. adj. 1 emitting rays of light. 2 (of eyes or looks) beaming with joy or hope or love. 3 (of beauty) splendid or dazzling. 4 (of light) issuing in rays. 5 operating radially. 6 extending radially; radiating. n. 1 the point or object from …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 24radiant — /ˈreɪdiənt / (say raydeeuhnt) adjective 1. emitting rays of light; shining; bright: the radiant sun; radiant colours. 2. bright with joy, hope, etc.: radiant smiles. 3. Physics emitted in rays, or by radiation. –noun 4. a point or object from… …

  • 25radiant — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. radiating rays or reflecting beams of light b. vividly bright and shining ; glowing 2. marked by or expressive of love, confidence, or happiness < a radiant smile > 3. a. emitted or transmitted by radiation …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26radiant — adjective 1》 shining or glowing brightly.     ↘displaying great joy, love, or health.     ↘(of an emotion or quality) very conspicuous. 2》 transmitted by electromagnetic radiation, rather than conduction or convection.     ↘(of an appliance)&#8230; …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27radiant — adjective 1) the radiant moon Syn: shining, bright, illuminated, brilliant, gleaming, glowing, ablaze, luminous, luminescent, lustrous, incandescent, dazzling, shimmering, resplendent; archaic splendent See note at …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 28RADIANT — ANTE. adj. T. didactique. Qui renvoie des rayons. Tout corps visible est radiant. Chaleur radiante. Il est peu usité …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 29radiant — 1. Giving out rays. 2. A point from which light radiates to the eye. * * * ra·di·ant rād ē ənt adj 1) emitted or transmitted by radiation 2) emitting or relating to radiant heat * * * ra·di·ant (raґde &#601;nt) [L. radians] 1. diverging from a&#8230; …

    Medical dictionary

  • 30radiant — adj. Radiant is used with these nouns: ↑beauty, ↑bride, ↑face, ↑heat, ↑heating, ↑skin, ↑smile …

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