radiant.

1. Giving off or appearing filled with bright light.

2. Displaying happiness that seems to brighten expression.

3. Emitted or transferred as electromagnetic radiation rather than through direct contact or moving fluid.

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Words that belong together

• radiant glow
• radiant light

On the page

The radiant window stood out against the wet street.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more radiant; superlative most radiant when comparison is meaningful. 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.