ˈrādēən(t)s noun
also ra·di·an·cy -nsē, -nsi
( plural radiances or radiancies )
Etymology: radiance from radiant (I) , after such pairs as English attendant : attendance; radiancy from radiant (I) + -cy
1. : the quality or state of being radiant : vivid brightness : splendor
the sun touched the tops of the still trees, and poured its radiance over the hill — Charles Dickens
light up the family story with the radiance of great events — E.E.Morison
in the radiance of that old summer — Ellen Glasgow
pulling a cap over the radiance of her hair — C.B.Kelland
2. : the flux density of radiant energy per unit solid angle and per unit projected area of radiating surface
3. : a deep pink that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than average coral (sense 3b), deeper than fiesta, and yellower and deeper than begonia
4. : glory
a figure of the Virgin Mary with the child standing on a crescent and surrounded by a radiance — W. de G. Birch