radiant
adjective
[ ˈreɪdɪənt ]
• sending out light; shining or glowing brightly.
• "a bird with radiant green and red plumage"
Similar:
shining,
bright,
illuminated,
lit,
lighted,
brilliant,
gleaming,
glowing,
ablaze,
luminous,
luminescent,
lustrous,
incandescent,
glittering,
sparkling,
coruscating,
dazzling,
flashing,
shimmering,
glowy,
irradiant,
lucent,
lambent,
splendent,
effulgent,
refulgent,
• (of electromagnetic energy, especially heat) transmitted by radiation, rather than conduction or convection.
• "plants convert the radiant energy of the sun into chemical energy"
radiant
noun
• a point or object from which light or heat radiates, especially a heating element in an electric or gas heater.
• "I sat down by my hissing gas fire—one of the radiants was missing"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin radiant- ‘emitting rays’, from the verb radiare (see radiate).
