radiant
radiant Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Clearly emanating great joy, love, confidence, or vibrant health, especially in facial expression.
"She gave a radiant smile when she heard the news of her fellowship acceptance."
Sending out or reflecting bright, warm, or steady light; shining brightly.
"The morning sun was radiant against the clear blue sky above the valley."
Transmitted or emitted by radiation rather than conduction or convection (especially of heat or energy).
"They installed a radiant heating system beneath the ceramic bathroom tiles."
• noun
The celestial point in the sky from which a shower of meteors appears to originate to an observer on Earth.
"The Perseid meteor shower takes its name from the constellation Perseus, where its radiant is located."
A point or object from which light or heat rays are emitted.
"In optical geometry, a point source of light is sometimes referred to as a radiant."
• Rhymes for radiant
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Latin radiantem, the present participle of radiare ('to beam or shine'), which derives from radius ('ray of light' or 'spoke of a wheel').