luminous
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin lūminōsus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
luminous (comparative more luminous, superlative most luminous)
- Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
- Synonyms: beamful, shining, radiant; see also Thesaurus:shining
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Francesca Carrara. , volume III, London: Richard Bentley, , (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 21:
- The moon, which had been slowly ascending, now shone through an open space between the trees; and the rippling waters of the brook gave back her light in luminous vibrations.
- 1888–1891, Herman Melville, “[Billy Budd, Foretopman.] Chapter [HTTP://GUTENBERG.NET.AU/EBOOKS06/0608511H.HTML CHAPTER 11].”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann, published 1951, →OCLC:
- The bonfire in his heart made luminous the rose-tan in his cheek.
- Brightly illuminated.
- Synonyms: lighted, lit up; see also Thesaurus:illuminated
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- Clear; enlightening; easy to understand.
- a luminous explanation
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Translations
emitting light; glowing brightly
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brightly illuminated
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