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
Then mark you how there hangs athwart the firmament's swept track Yonder a mighty crocodile with vast irradiant back, A triple row of pointed teeth?
From New Poems by Thompson, Francis
The king consents, and when Sakuntala is following the priest, Menaka with her irradiant form appears and taking hold of her daughter vanishes and goes to a celestial asylum.
From Tales from the Hindu Dramatists by Zemin, J. S.
While he preached, the eternal world seemed irradiant about him.
From Sketches of the Covenanters by McFeeters, J. C.
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