Synonyms for radiance
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Shine
shine, effulgence, splendor US, splendour UK, brilliance, brightness, glory, brilliancy, luster US, lustre UK, glare, resplendence, refulgence, refulgency, radiancy, ardency
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Definitions
- n. 1
The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
- n. 2
The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source.
Forms
- Plural
- radiances → shines, effulgences, splendors, brilliances…
Example sentences
- shine The stars shine brightly in the vastness of space.
- brightness Each night we spot the brightness in the distance.
- brilliance His brilliance has taken him quite some places in life.
- intensity That feeling kept growing and growing in intensity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| radiance | steady | |
| shine | rising | |
| brightness | steady | |
| brilliance | steady | |
| effulgence | steady | |
| intensity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- glow1
- 5 letters
- glory2, shine1, glare1
- 6 letters
- luster2, lustre2
- 7 letters
- glowing2, ardency
- 8 letters
- splendor2, radiancy
- 9 letters
- intensity4, splendour
- 10 letters
- brightness2, brilliance2, brilliancy, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
- 12 letters
- resplendence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (glory2 = 2 syllables).