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radiance

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: radiance

1
 n
an attractive combination of good health and happiness
2
 n
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: radiance
1

n an attractive combination of good health and happiness

“the radiance of her countenance”
Type of:
felicity, happiness
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
good health, healthiness
the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease

n the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

Synonyms:
effulgence, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine
Types:
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gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency
an appearance of reflected light
luster, lustre, sheen, shininess
the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
burnish, gloss, glossiness, polish
the property of being smooth and shiny
French polish
the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac
glaze
a glossy finish on a fabric
Type of:
brightness
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
2

n the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

Synonyms:
glow, glowing
Types:
aureole, corona
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
Type of:
light, visible light, visible radiation
(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
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