Antonyms for radiance

Grammar : Noun

Spell : rey-dee-uhns

Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪ di əns

Definition of radiance

Origin : c.1600, "brilliant light," from radiant or else from Medieval Latin radiantia "brightness," from radiare "to beam, shine" (see radiation). Figurative use from 1761. Related: Radiancy.

noun brightness, luminescence
noun happiness

Example sentences :

Sidney, as tender as ever, had lost a little of the radiance from her eyes; her voice had deepened.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Around them was a radiance of virtues and graces from the first hour of their meeting.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

This portion of the figure he enriches by the attribution of whiteness, or unity and radiance.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

This time it was the old Buddha of the Radiance of the Light.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

And there, on the bank, he found a wooden coffin, from which came the radiance he had noticed.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Suddenly its radiance turned blue, and was split into two tongues.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Oh, how the moon, intoxicated with radiance, bewilders all the world!'
Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor

A moment later she was on the terrace bathed in the radiance of the moon.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

The moonlight, which dimmed their radiance, made them look like pools of blood.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

The future was shining in the brilliant eyes with the radiance of an unseen sunrise.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for radiance

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