Radiance is great happiness which shows in someone's face and makes them look very attractive.
She has the vigour and radiance of someone young enough to be her grand-daughter.
There was about her a new radiance.
Synonyms: happiness, delight, pleasure, joy More Synonyms of radiance
2. uncountable noun [oft aNOUN]
Radiance is a glowing light shining from something.
The dim bulb of the bedside lamp cast a soft radiance over his face.
Synonyms: brightness, light, shine, glow More Synonyms of radiance
radiance in British English
(ˈreɪdɪəns) or radiancy
nounWord forms: plural-ances or -ancies
1.
the quality or state of being radiant
2.
a measure of the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. It is the radiant intensity in a given direction of a small element of surface area divided by the orthogonal projection of this area onto a plane at right angles to the direction
Symbol: Le
radiance in American English
(ˈreɪdiəns)
noun
the quality or state of being radiant; brightness
: also ˈradiancy (ˈreɪdiənsi)
Examples of 'radiance' in a sentence
radiance
What is disclosed in shadow in the wilderness shines out in radiance on the mountain.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Together they give you just enough radiance.
The Sun (2014)
Helps to promote shine and radiance, leaving the hair soft and shiny to the touch.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
An instant pick-me-up - it adds health and radiance to the skin.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It invokes in him a raging torrent of adoration; when he talks, his face lights up with radiance.
The Sun (2012)
Worn alone or under foundation, it gives sheer coverage to minimise flaws and maximise natural radiance; also controls excess oil and inhibits shine.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
radiance
British English: radiance NOUN
happinessRadiance is great happiness which shows in someone's face and makes them look very attractive.
She has the vigour and radiance of someone young enough to be her grand-daughter.
American English: radiance
Brazilian Portuguese: brilho
Chinese: 容光焕发
European Spanish: resplandor
French: éclat
German: Glanz
Italian: radiosità
Japanese: 輝き
Korean: > 광채얼굴에서 나는
European Portuguese: brilho
Latin American Spanish: resplandor
British English: radiance NOUN
lightRadiance is a glowing light shining from something.
The dim bulb of the bedside lamp cast a soft radiance over his face.
American English: radiance
Brazilian Portuguese: brilho
Chinese: 光彩
European Spanish: resplandor
French: éclat
German: Glanz
Italian: splendore
Japanese: 輝き
Korean: 빛
European Portuguese: brilho
Latin American Spanish: resplandor
1 (noun)
There was a new radiance about her.
Synonyms
happiness
I think she was looking for happiness.
delight
To my delight, the plan worked perfectly.
pleasure
We exclaimed with pleasure when we saw them.
joy
Salter shouted with joy.
warmth
He greeted us both with warmth.
rapture
His speech was received with rapture by his supporters.
elation
His supporters have reacted to the news with elation.
gaiety (old-fashioned)
There was a bright, infectious gaiety in the children's laughter.
2 (noun)
The dim bulb cast a soft radiance over his face.
Synonyms
brightness
An astronomer can determine the brightness of each star.
light
Cracks of light filtered through the shutters.
shine
There was a sparkle about her, a shine of anticipation.
glow
The rising sun cast a golden glow over the fields.
glitter
the glitter of strobe lights and mirror balls
glare
the glare of a car's headlights
gleam
Her fair hair had a golden gleam.
brilliance
the brilliance of the sun on the water
lustre
Gold retains its lustre for far longer than other metals.
luminosity
incandescence
resplendence
effulgence
Additional synonyms
in the sense of brilliance
Definition
great brightness
the brilliance of the sun on the water
Synonyms
brightness,
blaze,
intensity,
sparkle,
glitter,
dazzle,
gleam,
sheen,
lustre,
radiance,
luminosity,
vividness,
resplendence,
effulgence,
refulgence
in the sense of delight
Definition
extreme pleasure
To my delight, the plan worked perfectly.
Synonyms
pleasure,
joy,
satisfaction,
comfort,
happiness,
ecstasy,
enjoyment,
bliss,
felicity,
glee,
gratification,
rapture,
gladness
in the sense of effulgence
Synonyms
radiance,
fire,
shine,
flame,
glow,
blaze,
dazzle,
brilliance,
splendour,
brightness,
lustre,
luminosity,
fluorescence,
vividness,
incandescence,
resplendence,
refulgence (literary)
Nearby words of
radiance
raconteur
racy
raddled
radiance
radiant
radiate
radiation
Synonyms of 'radiance'
radiance
Explore 'radiance' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of elation
Definition
a feeling of great happiness and excitement
His supporters have reacted to the news with elation.
Synonyms
joy,
delight,
thrill,
excitement,
ecstasy,
bliss,
euphoria,
glee,
rapture,
high spirits,
exhilaration,
jubilation,
exaltation,
exultation,
joyfulness,
joyousness
in the sense of gaiety
Definition
a state of lively good spirits
There was a bright, infectious gaiety in the children's laughter.
Synonyms
cheerfulness,
glee,
good humour,
buoyancy,
happiness,
animation,
exuberance,
high spirits,
elation,
exhilaration,
hilarity,
merriment,
joie de vivre,
good cheer,
vivacity,
jollity,
liveliness,
gladness,
effervescence,
light-heartedness,
joyousness,
blitheness,
blithesomeness (literary)
in the sense of glare
Definition
a dazzling light or brilliance
the glare of a car's headlights
Synonyms
dazzle,
glow,
blaze,
flare,
flame,
brilliance
in the sense of gleam
Definition
a small beam or glow of light
Her fair hair had a golden gleam.
Synonyms
brightness,
flash,
gloss,
brilliance,
sheen,
lustre
in the sense of glitter
Definition
a sparkling light
the glitter of strobe lights and mirror balls
Synonyms
sparkle,
flash,
shine,
beam,
glare,
gleam,
brilliance,
sheen,
shimmer,
brightness,
lustre,
radiance,
scintillation
in the sense of glow
Definition
a steady light without flames
The rising sun cast a golden glow over the fields.
Synonyms
light,
gleam,
splendour,
glimmer,
brilliance,
brightness,
radiance,
luminosity,
vividness,
incandescence,
phosphorescence,
effulgence,
lambency
in the sense of joy
Definition
deep happiness and contentment
Salter shouted with joy.
Synonyms
delight,
pleasure,
triumph,
satisfaction,
happiness,
ecstasy,
enjoyment,
bliss,
transport,
euphoria,
festivity,
felicity,
glee,
exuberance,
rapture,
elation,
exhilaration,
radiance,
gaiety (old-fashioned),
jubilation,
hilarity,
exaltation,
ebullience (old-fashioned),
exultation,
gladness,
joyfulness,
ravishment
in the sense of light
Definition
to understand
Cracks of light filtered through the shutters.
Synonyms
brightness,
illumination,
luminosity,
luminescence,
ray of light,
flash of light,
shining,
glow,
blaze,
sparkle,
glare,
gleam,
brilliance,
glint,
lustre,
radiance,
incandescence,
phosphorescence,
scintillation,
effulgence,
lambency,
refulgence
in the sense of lustre
Definition
soft shining light reflected from a surface
Gold retains its lustre for far longer than other metals.
Synonyms
sparkle,
shine,
glow,
glitter,
dazzle,
gleam,
gloss,
brilliance,
sheen,
shimmer,
glint,
brightness,
radiance,
burnish,
resplendence,
lambency,
luminousness
in the sense of pleasure
Definition
a feeling of happiness and contentment
We exclaimed with pleasure when we saw them.
Synonyms
happiness,
delight,
satisfaction,
enjoyment,
bliss,
gratification,
contentment,
gladness,
delectation (formal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of rapture
Definition
extreme happiness or delight
His speech was received with rapture by his supporters.
Synonyms
ecstasy,
delight,
enthusiasm,
joy,
transport,
spell,
happiness,
bliss,
euphoria,
felicity,
rhapsody,
exaltation,
cloud nine (informal),
seventh heaven,
delectation (formal),
beatitude,
ravishment
in the sense of shine
Definition
brightness or lustre
There was a sparkle about her, a shine of anticipation.