The difference between Lucid and Radiant

When used as nouns, lucid means a lucid dream, whereas radiant means a point source from which radiation is emitted.

When used as adjectives, lucid means clear, whereas radiant means radiating light and/or heat.


check bellow for the other definitions of Lucid and Radiant

  1. Lucid as an adjective:

    clear; easily understood

  2. Lucid as an adjective:

    mentally rational; sane

  3. Lucid as an adjective:

    bright, luminous, translucent or transparent

  1. Lucid as a noun:

    A lucid dream.

  1. Radiant as an adjective:

    Radiating light and/or heat.

    Examples:

    "the radiant sun"

  2. Radiant as an adjective:

    Emitted as radiation.

  3. Radiant as an adjective:

    Beaming with vivacity and happiness.

    Examples:

    "a radiant face"

  4. Radiant as an adjective:

    Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.

  5. Radiant as an adjective (heraldry):

    Giving off rays; said of a bearing.

    Examples:

    "the sun radiant;  a crown radiant'"

  6. Radiant as an adjective (botany):

    Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.

  1. Radiant as a noun:

    A point source from which radiation is emitted.

  2. Radiant as a noun (astronomy):

    The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.

  3. Radiant as a noun (geometry):

    A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.