radiance (ˈreɪdɪəns
) or radiancy
Definitions
noun
- the quality or state of being radiant
- 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
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Synonyms
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brightness,
light,
shine,
glow,
glitter,
glare,
gleam,
brilliance,
lustre,
luminosity,
incandescence,
resplendence,
effulgence,
Usage examples
He caught a glimpse of the man who was pulling on it, a silhouette against the radiance of the street beyond.
, Loaded Questions (1985)During a total solar eclipse, the Sun's outer atmosphere, the corona, appears as a glorious radiance encircling the black disc of the Moon.
New Scientist (1999)Confidence and inner peace can give your face a radiance that cannot be replicated by make-up.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)It says it conveys `the illumination of a star and the inner radiance of a woman".
Times, Sunday Times (2004)Mysterious shadows flickered in the far corners, and the foaming suds in the tubs took on a romantic radiance.
, Scottish Voices 1745-1960 (1990)