1
as in brightness
the quality or state of having or giving off light
the radiance of the midday sun created a harsh glare for the skiers
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2
as in glow
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
had a dream in which she was steadily moving down a dark tunnel toward a radiance at the far end
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Recent Examples of radiance
Meanwhile, Centella asiatica calms skin and keeps it comfortable for a balanced, radiance-enhancing treatment.
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Deanna Pai, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Keaton’s radiance was living proof.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025
The lotion is rich in anti-aging ingredients, such as collagen to add plumpness and hyaluronic acid to boost hydration and radiance.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
That’s really what tweens and teens need—hydration, protection, and radiance.
—Elizabeth Denton, StyleCaster, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for radiance
Deanna Pai, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Keaton’s radiance was living proof.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025
The lotion is rich in anti-aging ingredients, such as collagen to add plumpness and hyaluronic acid to boost hydration and radiance.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
That’s really what tweens and teens need—hydration, protection, and radiance.
—Elizabeth Denton, StyleCaster, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for radiance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radiance
Noun
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The dust reflects light, thus boosting the brightness of the comet.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The space also integrates light sensors that adjust brightness according to rain or shine, a nod to the natural world that is part of the brand’s outdoor heritage.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Astronomers have unveiled the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever created, offering a sprawling cosmic panorama that reveals supernova remnants, stellar nurseries, pulsars and the intricate glow of gas and dust weaving through our galaxy’s heart.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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And in October 2025, her daughter emulated mom's rosy glow and undone hair in the same dress at the PAC NYC Icons of Culture Gala alongside dad Michael Douglas.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Break out the sunglasses and lower those sun shades — the season of early-morning safety closures for sun glare on eastbound Interstate 70 at Floyd Hill is back.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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The object, temporarily obscured from Earth by solar glare, is being closely tracked by spacecraft, including those operated by NASA.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Players like Pedri, Gavi, and Lamine Yamal bring youthful brilliance and creativity, while veterans such as Rodri provide leadership and control in midfield.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dark Renaissance will teach you a great deal about Marlowe’s brilliance and the Elizabethan era—its theater, the aristocracy, the spy craft, and the finer points of drawing and quartering religious dissidents.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In fact, this team found that even after the light from Type Ia supernovas was standardized, Type Ia supernovas from populations of younger stars were fainter than those belonging to older stellar populations.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Never use your high-beam lights.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Her film holds a rare balance of lightness and depth, moving originally between humor and vulnerability without ever losing emotional truth.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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The frontier dissolves into the lightness of air, and the world is full of holes.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Even when the jewelry was supplied by the studio, its gleam had to match the personality of the characters portrayed.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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My reflection is tall, perhaps rather like an arrow, my blond hair gleams.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Radiance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radiance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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