radiance

As nouns the difference between brightness and radiance

is that brightness is the quality of being bright while radiance is the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid.

Radiance is a related term of blaze.

As nouns the difference between radiance and blaze

is that radiance is the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid while blaze is a fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.

As a verb blaze is

to be on fire, especially producing a lot of flames and light.

Gloss is a related term of radiance.

As nouns the difference between gloss and radiance

is that gloss is (uncountable) a surface shine or luster/lustre or gloss can be (countable) a foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation while radiance is the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid.

As a verb gloss

is to give a gloss or sheen to or gloss can be to add a gloss to (a text).

As nouns the difference between radiance and shimmer

is that radiance is the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid while shimmer is a faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer.

As a verb shimmer is

to shine with a veiled, tremulous, or intermittent light; to gleam faintly; to glisten; to glimmer.

As nouns the difference between blush and radiance

is that blush is an act of blushing while radiance is the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid.

As a verb blush

is to redden in the face from shame, excitement or embarrassment.

Radiancy is a synonym of radiance.

In physics terms the difference between radiance and radiancy

is that radiance is the flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source while radiancy is the amount of energy emitted, flux.

As nouns the difference between radiance and radiancy

is that radiance is the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid while radiancy is the property of being radiant.

As nouns the difference between glow and radiance

is that glow is the state of a glowing object while radiance is the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid.

As a verb glow

is to give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and radiance

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while radiance is the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid.

As a noun radiance is

the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid.

As nouns the difference between radiation and radiance

is that radiation is the shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat while radiance is the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid.