luminous (redirected from luminously)

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 [ˈluːmɪnəs]

adj

1. radiating or reflecting light; shining; glowing luminous colours

2. (not in technical use) exhibiting luminescence luminous paint

3. full of light; well-lit

4. (Physics / General Physics) (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated according to the visual sensation produced in an observer rather than by absolute energy measurements luminous flux luminous intensity Compare radiant

5. easily understood; lucid; clear

6. enlightening or wise

[from Latin lūminōsus full of light, from lūmen light]

luminously  adv

luminousness  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

1. bright, lighted, lit, brilliant, shining, glowing, vivid, illuminated, radiant, resplendent, lustrous, luminescent The luminous dial on the clock showed five minutes to seven

2. clear, obvious, plain, evident, transparent, lucid, intelligible, perspicuous a remarkable woman with a luminous sense of responsibility.

Translations

luminous [ˈluːmɪnəs] ADJ → luminoso

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luminous [ˈluːmɪnəs] adj [dial, star] → lumineux/euse

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luminous

adj

→ leuchtend; glow → fluoreszierend; luminous paint/colour (Brit) or color (US) → Leuchtfarbe f; luminous dial → Leuchtzifferblatt nt; my watch is luminous → meine Uhr leuchtet im Dunkeln

(fig, liter) writings → brillant, luzid (liter)

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luminous [ˈluːmɪnəs] adj → luminoso/a

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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 valaiseva lumineux מֵאִיר प्रकाशमान, चमकीला fluorescentan, svijetleći világító bersinar lÿsandi; sjálflÿsandi luminoso 光る 빛을 내는 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 lumiˈnosity [-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