RADIANCE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

radiance

noun

ˈrā-dē-ən(t)s

Definition of radiance

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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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 His photos of his grandmother, for example, shine with an ethereal radiance that transforms the lines in her face and hands into markers celebrating her life and impact. — David MacK, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 Curology and Dove Cameron are joining forces to create a nonprescription skin care line centered around hydration, radiance and ritual. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 The event’s jaw-dropping radiance stunned astronomers, who think that a GRB of this strength strikes Earth only once every 10,000 years. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Medicube toner deals Toners can help improve skin's radiance and can be especially useful for this time of year when skin is looking and feeling drab due to cold weather. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for radiance

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Noun

The screen has ample brightness for sunlit rooms and reasonably vibrant colors.

— Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026
The new MacBook Pro’s PROLED XDR touch display is a tandem OLED panel with up to 2,000 nits of brightness and a 120Hz refresh rate.

— Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of brightness

Noun

The good times, the less than good times, the confusing times are all here, burnished with a warm glow of friendship.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
On cloudless days, sunlight bathes the upper levels, giving the wood flourishes a warm glow.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of glow

Noun

Greatest brilliancy marks the sweet spot between the two, when Venus' apparent size and shrinking phase combine to give us the greatest apparent area of illuminated Venus in our sky.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of brilliancy

Noun

What to read next Mars has been hiding in the glare of the sun, or in the dead of the early morning hours, for the last year and a quarter.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
This pair has polarized lenses to cut down on glare and protect against UV, plus classic black frames that pair with everything from a character tee to a sundress.

— Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of glare

Noun

No headliner has ever been an ex–drug dealer whose entire mythos is wrapped up in transmuting block-boy brilliance into boardroom brute force.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
What came next made Lekkerimäki’s moment of brilliance something more than a nuanced, impressive shot from a rapidly and surprisingly developing Canucks sniper.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of brilliance

Noun

Like Blonde on Blonde, Drukqs was the prolonged exhalation that closed its maker’s years as a celebrity at the vanguard of a genre and inaugurated a long period of reflection and tinkering away from the light of public expectation.

— Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
And try to get as much exposure to morning light as possible throughout the season.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of light

Noun

Texture takes center stage in the new drop, with plush shearling, shimmering metallics, and festive embellishments bringing a sense of lightness to the house’s signature designs.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Wrapped in soft cashmere, the Cashmere Cabin is designed to mimic the feeling of stepping into an Ultralight with Cashmere piece and being enveloped in softness, lightness and ease.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of lightness

Noun

The music resolves and smoke rolls into the gallery before the screen opens up and the real Endeavour gleams in the distance, spotlighted like a mirage in the dark.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
The singer-songwriter’s seventh album is their wackiest and funniest to date, with a madcap gleam coursing through its synth-pop portraits of lovable weirdos and suburban dread.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

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