radiance

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
noun the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
noun an attractive combination of good health and happiness

From radiant + -ance.

What radiance surrounds the forge! — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
A phosphorescent radiance illuminated the scene. — The gods of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs
There was a radiance about her. — The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde

glow, glowing

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