irradiant
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of irradiant
1520–30; < Latin irradiant-, (stem of irradiāns ), present participle of irradiāre to shine upon. See ir- 1, radiant
Example Sentences
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His last concert was in Cologne, Germany, a Mahler Third whose finale has an irradiant glow.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022
The packaging is part of the appeal: This year’s collection features abstract, irradiant artwork on each album cover by the Polish photographer Maciej Markowicz, and short fiction on each sleeve by Ingrid Astier.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2018
His towering intellect, polished with education, instructed in the Bible, and irradiant with the Holy Spirit, gave him a wide horizon.
From Sketches of the Covenanters by McFeeters, J. C.
Look up, O mortals, and the portent heed; In very deed, Washed with new fire to their irradiant birth, Reintegrated are the heavens and earth!
From New Poems by Thompson, Francis
Admonish, then, the people to lend a hearing ear to the words which the Spirit of God hath uttered in this irradiant and resplendent Tablet.
From Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh by Bahá'u'lláh
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