radiance
pronunciation
How to pronounce radiance in British English:
UK [ˈreɪdiəns]
How to pronounce radiance in American English:
US [ˈrediəns]
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- Noun:
- the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
- the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
- an attractive combination of good health and happiness
Word Origin
- radiance (n.)
- c. 1600, "brilliant light," from radiant or else from Medieval Latin radiantia "brightness," from radiare "to beam, shine" (see radiation). Figurative use from 1761. Related: Radiancy.
Example
- 1. Thanks to his invention , the home bursts with light in those pictures ; the radiance is almost palpable .
- 2. Because reading it again now the scenery sprang up in my mind was still the burning clouds like the flare radiance shining the people .
- 3. I walked up the street , crying blindly , no longer certain whether my tears were for the tragedy on the screen , the hopelessness I felt for myself , or the alienation I felt from those who could not experience the radiance of shoeshine .