radiance.

1. Bright light shining or spreading from a source.

2. A bright, attractive appearance that suggests happiness, health, or vitality.

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Words that belong together

• radiance of the sun
• golden radiance

On the page

The windows filled with the radiance of the rising sun.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.