radiance

Noun
US[rey-dee-uhns]/ˈreɪˌdiəns/2–3 syllablesalso [reyd-yuhns] /ˈreɪdjəns/
Synonyms: glowglowingradiancyshineeffulgencerefulgencerefulgency

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surfaceSynonyms: glowglowingType of light, visible lightKinds aureole, corona
  2. the quality of being bright and sending out rays of lightSynonyms: radiancyshineeffulgencerefulgencerefulgencyType of brightnessKinds gleam, polish, shininess
  3. an attractive combination of good health and happiness“the radiance of her countenance”Type of happiness, good health

Related words effulgent adjective, radiate verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ra′di·ance (rā′dĭ-ans), Ra′di·an·cy (rā′dĭ-an-sy̆) noun

The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, the radiance of the sun.

Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned.— John Milton
What radiancy of glory, What light beyond compare !— John Mason Neale

Synonyms: Luster; brilliancy; splendor; glare; glitter.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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