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Definition of radiant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

radiant

adjective
 
/ˈreɪdiənt/
 
/ˈreɪdiənt/
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  1. showing great happiness, love or health
    • a radiant smile
    • The bride looked radiant.
    • radiant with something He was radiant with health.
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  2. giving a warm bright light
    • The sun was radiant in a clear blue sky.
  3. [only before noun] (specialist) sent out in rays from a central point
    • the radiant heat/energy of the sun
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin radiant- ‘emitting rays’, from the verb radiare, from radius ‘ray, spoke’.
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