radiance

noun

an attractive combination of good health and happiness

the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

Roots

Synonyms for radiance

refulgencyn refulgencen effulgencen glown radiancyn shinen luminosityn luminousnessn brightnessn resplendencen brilliancyn gleamn resplendencyn coruscationn shimmern splendorn

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Where does radiance come from?

The word radiance breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root radi-, from Latin radius (“ray, spoke”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.