radiant
/ˈɹeɪ.di.ənt/adjective, noun
radiant is spelled R-A-D-I-A-N-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, radiant means “Radiating light and/or heat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in radiant?
| Letters | 7: R-A-D-I-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is radiant?
Radiant appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce radiant?
- /ˈɹeɪ.di.ənt/
Radiant has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-radiant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of radiant
- more radiant comparative
- most radiant superlative
- radiants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does radiant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Radiating light and/or heat.
the radiant sun
- 2
Emitted as radiation.
- 3
Beaming with vivacity and happiness.
a radiant face
- 4
Strikingly beautiful.
- 5
Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.
- 6
Giving off rays.
the sun radiant
- 7
Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.
noun
- 1
A point source from which radiation is emitted.
- 2
The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.
- 3
A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Radiant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | radiante, radioso , punto radiante |
| French | solaire |
| Portuguese | radiante |
| German | Radiant |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does radiant come from?
From Middle English radyant, from Latin radiāns, radiantis, present participle of radiāre (“to emit rays or beams”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).