Stunning vs Radiant - What's the difference?
stunning | radiant | Related terms |
Having an effect that stuns.
Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
Amazing (very good).
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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.
As adjectives the difference between stunning and radiant
is that stunning is having an effect that stuns while radiant is radiating light and/or heat.As a verb stunning
is present participle of lang=en.As a noun radiant is
a point source from which radiation is emitted.stunning
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.
- That woman is stunning !
- The film was stunning .
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