Comely vs Radiant - What's the difference?
comely | radiant | Related terms |
(dated, of a person) Pleasing or attractive to the eye.
* South
* Milton
* 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), , Chapter IX
(archaic) Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.
* Shakespeare
* Bible, Psalms cxlvii. 1
Radiating light and/or heat.
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Emitted as radiation.
Beaming with vivacity and happiness.
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*: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.
(lb) Giving off rays; said of a bearing.
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(lb) Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.
A point source from which radiation is emitted.
(astronomy) The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.
A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.
Comely is a related term of radiant.
As adjectives the difference between comely and radiant
is that comely is (dated|of a person) pleasing or attractive to the eye while radiant is radiating light and/or heat.As a noun radiant is
a point source from which radiation is emitted.comely
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young.
- Not once perceive their foul disfigurement / But boast themselves more comely than before.
- The chief's name was To-jo, and his household consisted of seven females and himself. These women were much more comely , or rather less hideous than those of Tsa's people; one of them, even, was almost pretty, being less hairy and having a rather nice skin, with high coloring.
- This is a happier and more comely time / Than when these fellows ran about the streets, / Crying confusion.
- It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely .