different between radiant vs glittering

English

Etymology

From Middle French radiant, from Latin radians, radiantis, present participle of radiare (“to emit rays or beams”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?di.?nt/

Adjective

radiant (comparative more radiant, superlative most radiant)

1. Radiating light and/or heat.

2. Emitted as radiation.
3. Beaming with vivacity and happiness.

   • His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ “Phil?!  You?!  Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow?!” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.

4. Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.
5. (heraldry) Giving off rays; said of a bearing.

6. (botany) Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.

Translations

Noun

radiant (plural radiants)

1. A point source from which radiation is emitted.
2. (astronomy) The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.
3. (geometry) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.

Translations

Anagrams

• anti-rad, antirad, intrada, itardan

French

Pronunciation

Verb

radiant

1. present participle of radier

Latin

Verb

radiant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of radi?

Romanian

Etymology

From French radiant.

Adjective

radiant m or n (feminine singular radiant?, masculine plural radian?i, feminine and neuter plural radiante)

1. radiant

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?t????/

Verb

glittering

1. present participle of glitter

Adjective

glittering (comparative more glittering, superlative most glittering)

1. Brightly sparkling.
2. (figuratively) Valuable, desirable.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p.85:

     Gaur was an example of a man without a BA who seemed infinitely better educated than the fellows who left Fort Hare with glittering degrees.

Synonyms

• aglitter

Translations

Noun

glittering (plural glitterings)

1. The appearance of something that glitters.

   • Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances.