irradiant

[ih-rey-dee-uh nt]

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adjective

irradiating; radiant; shining.

Origin of irradiant

1520–30; < Latin irradiant-, (stem of irradiāns), present participle of irradiāre to shine upon. See ir-¹, radiant

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Related Words for irradiant

ablaze, alight, argent, beaming, beamy, blazing, brilliant, burning, dazzling, effulgent, fulgent, glaring, gleaming, glistening, glossy, golden, illuminated, incandescent, intense, lambent

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Historical Examples of irradiant

The dance of a bee drunken with sunlight: Irradiant ecstasies, white and gold, Sigh and relapse.
Irradiations; Sand and Spray
John Gould Fletcher
Ah, yellow and irradiant sunflower of my soul's secret shrine, sing not thus dolefully, I entreat thee.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93., October 1, 1887
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British Dictionary definitions for irradiant

irradiant

adjective

radiating light; shining brightly

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