| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ra·di·ant |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r  d - nt |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Emitting heat or light. 2. Consisting of or emitted as radiation: radiant heat. 3a. Filled with light; bright. b. Glowing; beaming. See synonyms at bright. | | NOUN: | 1. An object or a point from which light or heat rays are emitted. 2. Astronomy The apparent celestial origin of a meteoric shower. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Latin radins, radiant-, present participle of radire, to radiate. See radiate. | | OTHER FORMS: | radi·ant·ly —ADVERB
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