radiant
adjective/ˈreɪdiənt/
/ˈreɪdiənt/
- 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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- giving a warm bright light
- The sun was radiant in a clear blue sky.
- [only before noun] (specialist) sent out in rays from a central point
- the radiant heat/energy of the sun
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin radiant- ‘emitting rays’, from the verb radiare, from radius ‘ray, spoke’.
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