luminous

lu·mi·nous  (lm-ns)

adj.

1. Emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light.

2. Full of light; illuminated. See Synonyms at bright.

3.

a. Easily comprehended; clear: luminous prose.

b. Enlightened and intelligent; inspiring: luminous ideas.

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[Middle English, from Old French lumineux, from Latin lminsus, from lmen, lmin-, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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lumi·nous·ly adv.

lumi·nous·ness n.

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luminous

Adjective

1. reflecting or giving off light: luminous colours

2. Not in technical use luminescent: luminous sparklers

3. enlightening or wise [Latin lumen light]

luminosity n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

luminous - softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars" aglow, lambent, lucent bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

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luminous

adjective bright, lighted, lit, brilliant, shining, glowing, vivid, illuminated, radiant, resplendent, lustrous, luminescent

Translations

luminous [ˈluːmɪnəs] adj → luminoso

luminous [ˈluːmɪnəs] adj → lumineux/euse

luminous [ˈluːmɪnəs] adj → leuchtend, Leucht-

luminous [ˈluːmɪnəs] adj → luminoso/a

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luminous

adj luminous [ˈluːminəs]

giving out light; faintly shining so as to be visible in the dark a luminous clock-face. liggewend مُضيء светъл svítící, světélkující lysende; selvlysende Leucht-... φωτεινός luminoso helendav تابان itsevalaiseva lumineux מֵאִיר प्रकाशमान, चमकीला fluorescentan, svijetleći világító bersinar lÿsandi; sjálflÿsandi luminoso 光る 빛을 발하는 švytintis, šviečiantis, šviesus spīdošs; gaismas- berkilau lichtgevend lysende; selvlysende świecący, fosforyzujący luminoso luminos светящийся svietiaci; svetielkujúci svetleč svetleći []lysande สว่าง parlayan, fosforlu 發光的 такий, що проливає світло; освічений پر نور dạ quang 发光的

n ˌlumiˈnosity [-ˈno-]

ligsterkte إشْراق، ضِياء светлост svítivost lysstyrke; glans das Leuchten φωτεινότητα luminosidad helendus روشنی kirkkaus luminosité מָאוֹר ज्योति, दीप्ति, जगमगाहट fluorescentno, svijetleće fényesség, fényerő(sség) keadaan bersinar birta, skin luminosità 光度 광휘, 광명 šviesos ryškumas spīdums; mirdzums kilauan helderheid glans, det å være lysende jasność luminosidade luminozitate яркость svietivosť svetlost osvetljenost lysförmåga, glans ความสว่าง parlama, ışıldama 光明，發光 освітленість بھڑکیلاپن độ sáng 光明