English[edit]
Radiant (comparative more radiant, superlative most radiant). Radiating light and/or heat. The radiant sun.
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Frenchradiant, from Latinradians, radiantis, present participle of radiare(“to emit rays or beams”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪdi.ənt/
Adjective[edit]
radiant (comparativemore radiant, superlativemost radiant)
- Radiatinglight and/or heat.
- Emitted as radiation.
- Beaming with vivacity and happiness.
- a radiant face
- 1907, Robert William Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, :
- His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ “Phil ! You ! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow !” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.
- Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.
- (heraldry) Giving off rays; said of a bearing.
- (botany) Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.
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Noun[edit]
radiant (pluralradiants)
- A point source from which radiation is emitted.
- (astronomy) The apparentorigin, in the nightsky, of a meteorshower.
- (geometry) A straightline proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.
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Anagrams[edit]
- anti-rad, antirad, intrada, itardan
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Verb[edit]
radiant
- presentparticiple of radier
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
radiant
- third-personpluralpresentactiveindicative of radiō
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