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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