Sekirov Dictionary

radiant

/ˈɹeɪ.di.ənt/

adjective 7
noun 3
forms 3

adjective7

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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
Giving off rays.
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(figurative) Beaming with vivacity and happiness.
- Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested. — 1961
(figurative) Strikingly beautiful.
Emitted as radiation.
Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.
Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.

noun3

A point source from which radiation is emitted.
The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.
A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.

forms

radiants · more radiant · most radiant

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