Meaning & use
radiating beauty
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Meanings
phraseuncountableliterary
A bright, glowing kind of good looks that seems to shine out from a person.
Grammar: Used as an uncountable noun phrase: you say 'her radiating beauty', not 'a radiating beauty'.
Patterns
- radiating beauty of someone
- someone's radiating beauty
The portrait captured the radiating beauty of the young dancer.
Guests at the wedding spoke of the bride's radiating beauty.
Even in old age, her radiating beauty and kindness drew people to her.
phraseuncountableliterary
A warm, visible loveliness in a place or thing that seems to spread outward.
Grammar: Also uncountable and usually used with 'of' or a possessive.
Patterns
- radiating beauty of something
- the radiating beauty of a landscape
We watched the radiating beauty of the sunset spread across the bay.
The garden had a radiating beauty after the rain, with every petal shining.
Common combinations
- radiating beauty of
- Everyone admired the radiating beauty of the actress on the red carpet.
- a face of radiating beauty
- She had a face of radiating beauty that lit up the whole room.
- glow with radiating beauty
- The bride seemed to glow with radiating beauty as she walked down the aisle.
- radiating beauty and warmth
- His radiating beauty and warmth made him popular wherever he went.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
Commonly confused: radiating beauty or radiant beauty?
radiating beauty vs radiant beauty
This is the more usual adjective + noun combination. 'Radiating beauty' uses a participle and sounds more literary and active.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'radiating beauty' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The phrase is uncountable and usually appears as 'the radiating beauty of something'. Option 1 wrongly adds 'a' and treats it as a countable person; option 3 uses the wrong verb form; option 4 makes it a plural countable noun, which is not standard.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “radiating beauty”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.