Radiance
Pronunciation of Radiance
/ɹˈe͡ɪdi͡əns/, /ɹˈeɪdiəns/, /ɹ_ˈeɪ_d_iə_n_s/
Synonyms for radiance:
Sense 1
half-light, brilliancy, UVB, sheen, overexposure, luminary, brilliance, Uva, lighting.
Sense 2
contrast, glimmer, chink, twinkle, shimmer, luminosity.
Sense 3
Sense 4
Sense 5
Sense 6
pool.
Sense 7
beam, flood.
Sense 8
spark, fire, shaft.
Sense 12
Sense 15
aura
nimbus.
brightness
corona
halo.
grandeur
magnificence.
luminosity
iridescence.
moonlight
moonshine
moonlight.
reflection
irradiation.
splendor
Other synonyms and related words:
glowing, flash, beam, luminary, flare, refulgence, light, shine, twinkle, halo, overexposure, freshness, shimmer, sparkle, fluorescence, effulgence, sheen, glimmer, refulgency, lighting, brilliancy, glory, iridescence, luminance, luminosity, irradiation, fire, brilliance, pool, glow, dazzle, magnificence, moonshine, ray, spark, gleaming, incandescence, glitter, luster, brightness, glare, nimbus, illumination, glint, lustrousness, lambency, luminescence, radiancy, blaze, chink, half-light, moonlight, luminousness, gleam.
Sense 1 (noun)
flash, flicker, twinkle, glitter, sparkle.
Sense 2 (noun)
brilliance, brilliancy, luminosity, fire, light.
beam (noun)
ray.
beauty (noun)
elegance, loveliness, fairness, picturesqueness, shapeliness, gracefulness, charm, sublimity, attractiveness, superbness, Splendidness, resplendence, refinement, Sightliness, exquisiteness, pleasingness, glamour, Bonniness, comeliness, beauty, handsomeness, prettiness, splendor, gorgeousness.
brightness (noun)
brightness, luminescence (noun)
glare, light, brilliance, effulgence, incandescence, glitter, luster, resplendence, luminosity, gleam, glow, shine.
light (noun)
irradiation, refulgence.
luminosity (noun)
iridescence.
moonlight (noun)
moonshine (noun)
moonlight.
radiance (noun)
refulgency, glow, shine, refulgence, glowing, radiancy, effulgence.
Usage examples for radiance:
- Description, however, I must give, for want of anything better, since, even if I possessed a living specimen, I could not exhibit its living radiance to all my readers: therefore, pray pay attention to the details, and imagine. - "The Romance of Natural History, Second Series", Philip Henry Gosse.
- Yet, as I closed the door behind me and stood in that softly brilliant radiance, a shudder shook me from head to foot with the violence of an electric shock. - "The Thing from the Lake", Eleanor M. Ingram.
- Then the rich but subdued lighting of the chancel and finally the brilliant radiance shining on the angel. - "Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act", Elizabeth Apthorp McFadden.