Definition of "radiant" []

• Emitting heat or light. (adjective)
• Consisting of or emitted as radiation: radiant heat. (adjective)
• Filled with light; bright. (adjective)
• Glowing; beaming. See Synonyms at bright. (adjective)
• An object or a point from which light or heat rays are emitted. (noun)

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• "We may also render the sentence as follows, — “I fell by the radiant rampart, (ffin)” the epithet _radiant_ having a reference to the arms of the soldiers."
• "Benedict said that "for all the shame we feel over our failings" the world must not forget what he called radiant examples of faith such as John Paul."
• "This energy source was discovered by Nicola Tesla, which he called radiant energy, and observed that this energy behaved much like a gas."