Radiance
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Pronunciation - [rey-dee-uhns]
–noun
1. radiant brightness or light: the radiance of the tropical sun.
2. warm, cheerful brightness: the radiance of her expression.
3. Rare. radiation.
Also, radiancy.
Origin
1595–1605; radi(ant) + -ance
Synonyms
1. resplendence, splendor, brilliance.
