How to pronounce radiant
American English pronunciation
RAY-dee-unt
- IPA
- /ˈɹeɪdi.ənt/
- Syllables
- RAY · dee · unt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What radiant means
Glowing brightly, or shining with happiness
In a sentence: The bride had a radiant smile.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word meaning "to give off rays."
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Another meaning
The point in the sky a meteor shower seems to come from
In a sentence: We lay on the grass and watched shooting stars streak away from the radiant.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning to give off rays. The meteors seem to shoot out from it like rays.
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