Radiance \Ra"di*ance\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*ans), Radiancy \Ra"di*an*cy\
(r[=a]"d[i^]*an*s[y^]), n.
The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid
brightness; as, the radiance of the sun.
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Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned. --Milton.
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What radiancy of glory,
What light beyond compare ! --Neale.
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Syn: Luster; brilliancy; splendor; glare; glitter.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
radiancy
n : the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
[syn: radiance, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency]
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