noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid. countable, uncountable

   "Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned."

2. 2
   the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light wordnet
3. 3
   The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface wordnet
5. 5
   an attractive combination of good health and happiness wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

brillianceresplendencesplendorardencyaurablare

Example

More examples

"What is life without the radiance of love?"

Etymology

From radiant + -ance.

Related phrases

ocular radiance

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