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
This ceramide-rich milky toner is clinically proven to hydrate, smooth, plump, and improve the radiance of your skin.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 July 2025
While there will be emphasis on families and domestic lives, the dazzling configurations taking place in the heavens above could even mark a period where past-life connections return to bring potential radiance and good news.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 22 June 2025
Other makeup-friendly sunscreen products include those that just pair well with your overall routine for a head-to-toe radiance.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 30 June 2025
Meanwhile, the blend of natural oils—including calendula, rosemary, and lavender—boosts radiance, soothes the skin, and helps reduce puffiness and swelling.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for radiance
Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 July 2025
While there will be emphasis on families and domestic lives, the dazzling configurations taking place in the heavens above could even mark a period where past-life connections return to bring potential radiance and good news.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 22 June 2025
Other makeup-friendly sunscreen products include those that just pair well with your overall routine for a head-to-toe radiance.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 30 June 2025
Meanwhile, the blend of natural oils—including calendula, rosemary, and lavender—boosts radiance, soothes the skin, and helps reduce puffiness and swelling.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for radiance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radiance
Noun
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This is equivalent to a quadrupling of sky brightness over the duration of a human childhood (18 years).—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The team also compared the surface brightness of TOI 1227 with models of stellar evolution.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 July 2025
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This facial will help restore your glow and your faith.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
22 July 2025
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Its boat ride travels through a dark and dense indoor jungle filled with glow in the dark plants.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Pinnacle of splendor On Sunday morning, April 27, Venus comes up in total darkness while shining at its greatest brilliancy (magnitude –4.7).—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 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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There wasn’t any glare to speak of, either, and mind you, our lab's overhead LEDs did try and create some.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 July 2025
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Despite the glare on the windows and the people in the bar, the crowd attempted to take photos of Urban playing inside.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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After thinking of it as a separate musical idea, Moody realized that the character’s endless curiosity and moments of brilliance were at his heart.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
25 July 2025
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Yet, individual brilliance means little without collaboration.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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By comparing Type 1a supernovas at different distances and seeing how their light has been redshifted by the expansion of the universe, the value for the rate of expansion of the universe (the Hubble constant) can be obtained.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 July 2025
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Choosing warmer-toned bulbs of less than 3,000 Kelvin for outdoor lights.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Has more of that Innocent Man lightness and exuberance than most of the stuff on his later records, and benefits from it.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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Gaura: With its wispy, butterfly-like blossoms, gaura adds lightness and motion to garden beds.—
Lauren Dunec Hoang,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 July 2025
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Her maroon nails and gold Oura ring gleam in the dappled sunlight.—
Avery Stone,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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Fitzgerald understood this long before multidistrict litigation was a gleam in a judge’s eye.—
Aron Solomon
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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“Radiance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radiance. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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