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DictionaryradiantGlowing appearance
adjective / noun

radiant

RAY-dee-unt/ˈreɪdiənt/

Sending light or energy outward from a source.

The radiant bulb casts light on the objects around it.

A glowing bulb sends light outward onto nearby objects.
Etymology
radiLatinto beam, shine
+antLatinpresent participle

Radiant expresses the ongoing action of beaming or shining. The physical image of giving off light extended to heat and to the apparent glow of beauty or happiness.

In context

Velvet Recaps72:26
Alan assures the guide that Ifrit is protecting them, then draws a radiant blade of light and faces the unseen threat.
She Escaped Her Villainess Fate, But Accidentally Became the SAINTESS | Part 1 | Manga recap

More examples

  • Solar panels convert radiant energy from sunlight into electricity.
  • Radiant heaters warm nearby objects without blowing hot air.
  • The sun is a radiant source of light and heat.

Forms

radiant · radiants

radiate verb — Send out light, heat, or other energy.

radiance noun — Light or brightness emitted by a source.

Similar words

luminous
Describes visible light, rather than heat or other energy.
radiating
Emphasizes the active spreading of energy from a source.