Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
RADIANCE
radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
(noun) the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
radiance, glow, glowing
(noun) the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
radiance
(noun) an attractive combination of good health and happiness; “the radiance of her countenance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
radiance (countable and uncountable, plural radiances)
The quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid.
(physics) The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source.
Anagrams
• Caradine, canaried, caridean
Source: Wiktionary
Ra"di*ance, Ra"di*an*cy, n.
Definition: The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, the radiance of the sun. Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned. Milton. What radiancy of glory, What light beyond compare ! Neale.
Syn.
– Luster; brilliancy; splendor; glare; glitter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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