beaming, beamy, effulgent, radiant, refulgent
(adjective) radiating or as if radiating light; “the beaming sun”; “the effulgent daffodils”; “a radiant sunrise”; “a refulgent sunset”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
radiant (comparative more radiant, superlative most radiant)
Radiating light and/or heat.
Emitted as radiation.
Beaming with vivacity and happiness.
Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.
(heraldry) Giving off rays; said of a bearing.
(botany) Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.
radiant (plural radiants)
A point source from which radiation is emitted.
(astronomy) The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.
(geometry) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.
• anti-rad, antirad, intrada, itardan
Source: Wiktionary
Ra"di*ant, a. Etym: [L. radians, -antis, p. pr. of radiare to emit rays or beams, fr. radius ray: cf. F. radiant. See Radius, Ray a divergent line.]
1. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; [U.S.] rays; radiating; radiate.
2. Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun. Mark what radiant state she spreads. Milton.
3. Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face.
4. (Her.)
Definition: Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant.
5. (Bot.)
Definition: Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers. Radiant energy (Physics), energy given out or transmitted by radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat.
– Radiant heat, proceeding in right lines, or directly from the heated body, after the manner of light, in distinction from heat conducted or carried by intervening media.
– Radiant point. (Astron.) See Radiant, n., 3.
Ra"di*ant, n.
1. (Opt.)
Definition: The luminous point or object from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.
3. (Astron.)
Definition: The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear to radiate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
