radiancy

[ rey-dee-uhn-see ]

/ ˈreɪ di ən si /

noun, plural ra·di·an·cies.

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Origin of radiancy

First recorded in 1640–50; radi(ant) + -ancy

OTHER WORDS FROM radiancy

non·ra·di·an·cy, nounsub·ra·di·an·cy, noun

Words nearby radiancy

radial tyre, radial vein, radial velocity, radian, radiance, radiancy, radiant, radiant efficiency, radiant emittance, radiant energy, radiant exitance

Example sentences from the Web for radiancy

Neville too watched his rival, and was puzzled at his radiancy.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various
In daylight radiancy and equable colouring he is surpassed perhaps by Veronese.
Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3|John Addington Symonds
See the frequent description of the unusual beauty and radiancy of the forms seen in connection with trance-mediums and circles.
The Drama of Love and Death|Edward Carpenter
His light all done; to King Friedrich, or to any of us, no flash of radiancy from him any more forever.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XXI. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

The long dreary nights of the polar world are lit up by the glories of the magnetic auroras, joined to the radiancy of the snow.
Everyday Objects|W. H. Davenport Adams

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