Meaning

7 senses
  1. Radiating light and/or heat.

    the radiant sun

    светя́щийсяsvetjáščijsja, лучеза́рныйlučezárnyj, сия́ющийsijájuščij

    ся́ючийsjájučyj, ося́йнийosjájnyj

    radiating or as if radiating light

  2. Emitted as radiation.

    лучи́стыйlučístyj

  3. (figuratively)Beaming with vivacity and happiness.

    a radiant face

    лучеза́рныйlučezárnyj, я́ркийjárkij, пыла́ющийpylájuščij

  4. (figuratively)Strikingly beautiful.

  5. Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.

  6. Giving off rays.

    the sun radiant

    a crown radiant

  7. Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.

Examples

21 sentences
  1. You look radiant.

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  2. Mary looked radiant.

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  3. Tom had a radiant smile.

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  4. Her face was radiant with happiness.

    deIhr Gesicht strahlte vor Glück.

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  5. His face was radiant with happiness.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
radiating light and/or heat:
Русский
By meaning 3
radiating light and/or heat:
emitted as radiation:
beaming with vivacity and happiness:

Origin

From Middle English radyant, from Latin radiāns, radiantis, present participle of radiāre

From Middle English radyant, from Latin radiāns, radiantis, present participle of radiāre (“to emit rays or beams”).

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Forms

more radiant, most radiant
Comparativemore radiant Lesson
Superlativemost radiant Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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