Pleasing vs Radiant - What's the difference?
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pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing."
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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.
Pleasing is a related term of radiant.
As adjectives the difference between pleasing and radiant
is that pleasing is agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification while radiant is radiating light and/or heat.As nouns the difference between pleasing and radiant
is that pleasing is pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing" while radiant is a point source from which radiation is emitted.As a verb pleasing
is .pleasing
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- What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings, than is that tragical cross