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“radiant” in Latin
clārusclear, bright; renowned, famous, famed, distinguished, illustrious, celebrated, glorious; upstanding, respectedlūcidusclear, bright, shining, full of light; clear, perspicuous, lucidillūstrisbright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous, prominentsplendidussplendid, bright, glittering; distinguished, noble, illustriousfulgeōto blaze, flash, lighten, glitter, gleam, glare, glisten, shine; to be resplendent, illustrious, conspicuous (thanks to nitidusshining, polished, glittering; handsome, beautiful, good-looking; healthy-looking, well conditionedniteōto be radiant, shine, look bright, glitter, sparkle, glisten; to be sleek or in good condition; to look flourishing or t
The English word radiant itself goes back to Latin radius, through radiāns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
radiant
clarus: lucidus: illustris: splendidus: fulgens: nitidus, nitens. SYN. in BRIGHT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for radiant?
- The usual Latin words for “radiant” are clārus, lūcidus, illūstris; also splendidus, fulgeō, nitidus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.