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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesstrahlend
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʃtʁaːlənt
"Er begrüßte den Morgen mit einem strahlenden Lächeln."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Bright, cheerful, and optimistic in disposition.
"She greeted the morning sun with a beamish smile." - 2
Radiant or glowing with happiness.
"The children had beamish expressions as they opened their gifts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coinage coined by author Lewis Carroll in his 1871 nonsense poem Through the Looking-Glass, likely blending the English nouns 'beam' and 'happy' or 'stylish'. It entered broader literary and whimsical English usage to describe someone as bright, cheerful, and radiant.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Beamish" is said worldwide
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rieur
Transliteration: ʁjœʁ
"Elle affichait un sourire radieux et rieur."
strahlend
Transliteration: ˈʃtʁaːlənt
"Er begrüßte den Morgen mit einem strahlenden Lächeln."
ridente
Transliteration: riˈdɛnte
"Aveva un'espressione ridente e felice."
radiante
Transliteration: raˈðjante
"Saludó a todos con una sonrisa radiante."
radiante
Transliteration: ʁadiˈɐ̃tʃi
"Ela estava com um semblante radiante e alegre."
प्रसन्नमुख
Transliteration: prasannamukh
"उसका चेहरा प्रसन्नमुख और चमकता हुआ था।"
眉开眼笑的
Transliteration: méi kāi yǎn xiào de
"她带着眉开眼笑的表情迎接了新的一天。"
싱글벙글하는
Transliteration: sing-geul-beong-geul-ha-neun
"그녀는 싱글벙글하는 미소로 아침을 맞이했다."
晴れやかな
Transliteration: hareyakana
"彼女は晴れやかな笑顔で挨拶をした。"
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