radiancy

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noun

The property of being radiant; radiance

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radianceshineeffulgencerefulgencerefulgency
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Meanings

nounradiancy (countable and uncountable, plural radiancies)

plural radiancies

  1. countableuncountableThe property of being radiant; radiance

    What radiancy of glory, / What light beyond compare!

    1866, John Mason Neale, The Invalid's Hymn-book
  2. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe amount of energy emitted, flux.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

Similar
radianceshineeffulgencerefulgencerefulgency
Broader
brightness
Also see
effulgenceradiancerefulgencerefulgencyshine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From radiant + -cy.

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APA

radiancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiancy

MLA

“radiancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiancy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiancy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiancy.

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