different between sparkling vs radiant
sparkling
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?sp??kl???/, /?sp??kl??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sp??kl???/, /?sp??kl??/
- Hyphenation: spark?ling
Verb
sparkling
- Present participle and gerund of sparkle.
Adjective
sparkling (not comparable)
- Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks.
- Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
- (figuratively) Brilliant and vivacious.
Synonyms
- (of an object, reflecting light): glistening, twinkling
- (of a beverage): fizzy, carbonated; see also Thesaurus:effervescent
Antonyms
- (of a beverage): noncarbonated, still; see also Thesaurus:noneffervescent
Translations
Noun
sparkling (plural sparklings)
- Act or appearance of something that sparkles; a sparkle; a gleam.
- 1820, Nathaniel John Hollingsworth, The Renegade and Other Poems, "Song"
- Bright are the sparklings that beam from the dew.
- 1820, Nathaniel John Hollingsworth, The Renegade and Other Poems, "Song"
- A sparkling wine.
- 2011, Michael Cooper, 100 Must-try New Zealand Wines (page 208)
- Wines like this struggle to stand out on the show circuit, where the judges are more likely to be searching for sparklings designed in the classic Champagne mould.
- 2011, Michael Cooper, 100 Must-try New Zealand Wines (page 208)
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radiant
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)
- Radiating light and/or heat.
- Emitted as radiation.
- 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.
- Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.
- (heraldry) Giving off rays; said of a bearing.
- (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)
- A point source from which radiation is emitted.
- (astronomy) The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.
- (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
- present participle of radier
Latin
Verb
radiant
- 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)
- radiant
Declension
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