- radiance, glow, glowing - the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
--1 is a kind of light, visible light, visible radiation
--1 has particulars: aureole, corona - radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
--2 is a kind of brightness
--2 has particulars:gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency; shininess, sheen, luster, lustre; polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish Derived forms: verb radiate1, verb radiate5 - radiance - an attractive combination of good health and happiness; "the radiance of her countenance"
--3 is a kind of happiness, felicity; good health, healthiness
Derived form: verb radiate6