luminous
[ loo-muh-nuhs ]
/ ˈlu mə nəs /
adjective
radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
lighted up or illuminated; well-lighted: the luminous ballroom.
brilliant intellectually; enlightened or enlightening, as a writer or a writer's works: a luminous concept; luminous prose.
clear; readily intelligible: a concise, luminous report.
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luminous
/ (ˈluːmɪnəs) /
adjective
radiating or reflecting light; shining; glowing
luminous colours
(not in technical use)
exhibiting luminescence
luminous paint
full of light; well-lit
(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
easily understood; lucid; clear
enlightening or wise
Derived forms of luminous
luminously, adverb luminousness, nounWord Origin for luminous
C15: from Latin
lūminōsus full of light, from
lūmen light
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luminous
[ lōō′mə-nəs ]
adj.
Emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light.