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Radiance vs Heyday - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between radiance and heyday

is that radiance is the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid while heyday is a period of success, popularity, or power; prime.

As an interjection heyday is

a lively greeting.

radiance

English

Noun

(wikipedia radiance)
  • the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid
  • Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned. — Milton.
  • (physics) the flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source
  • heyday

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
  • The early twentieth century was the heyday of the steam locomotive.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • A lively greeting.
  • * 1798 :"Heyday, Miss Morland!" said he. "What is the meaning of this? I thought you and I were to dance together." Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey
  • (obsolete) An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of wonder.
  • * 1600 :"Come follow me, my wags, and say, as I say. There's no riches but in rags; hey day, hey day, &c." Ben Jonson - Cynthia's Revels
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