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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

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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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