RADIANT


Meaning of RADIANT in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a beaming/radiant smile (= when you are very happy )

‘I’m so pleased,’ she told him with a beaming smile.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

energy

By means of photosynthesis, plants convert the radiant energy of the sun into chemical energy.

Solar water heating Harnessing the natural radiant energy of the sun seems an obvious way to cut down on ever-increasing fuel bills.

smile

The nurse brought Michael a cup of tea and he thanked her, giving her one of his radiant smiles .

Courtiers who had come to expect her barely to acknowledge them were suddenly treated to radiant smiles and cheerful banter.

Passing the window, he saw Olivia Davenport, muffled in fur, approach Hoppy with a radiant smile .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

radiant rubies and diamonds

a radiant bride

He was radiant with excitement when he came off the stage.

She announced, with a radiant smile, that she was going to have a baby.

She looked at him with radiant eyes.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But Gabby was so healthy and radiant and strong.

For years and years they crossed rivers and oceans to find the Simorgh, that fabulous creature, radiant and dazzling.

Her face tipped up, radiant .

Photographs showed it to consist of twenty or more radiant pieces in a straight line, embedded inside an extensive bright cloud.

She looked a picture, radiant , all in white.

They were radiant when they returned.

With each step, they are becoming more and more radiant with light.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.