51³Ō¹Ļ

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luminous

[loo-muh-nuhs]

adjective

  1. radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.

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  2. lighted up or illuminated; well-lighted.

    the luminous ballroom.

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  3. brilliant intellectually; enlightened or enlightening, as a writer or a writer's works.

    a luminous concept; luminous prose.

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  4. clear; readily intelligible.

    a concise, luminous report.

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luminous

/ ˈ±ō³Üː³¾ÉŖ²Ōə²õ /

adjective

  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. (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated according to the visual sensation produced in an observer rather than by absolute energy measurements Compare radiant

    luminous flux

    luminous intensity

  5. easily understood; lucid; clear

  6. enlightening or wise

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • luminously adverb
  • luminousness noun
  • nonluminous adjective
  • nonluminously adverb
  • nonluminousness noun
  • self-luminous adjective
  • semiluminous adjective
  • semiluminously adverb
  • semiluminousness noun
  • unluminous adjective
  • unluminously adverb
  • unluminousness noun
  • ˈ±ō³Ü³¾¾±²Ō“dzܲõ±ō²ā adverb
  • ˈ±ō³Ü³¾¾±²Ō“dzܲõ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of luminous1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word ±ōÅ«³¾¾±²Ōō²õ³Ü²õ. See lumen, -ous
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of luminous1

C15: from Latin ±ōÅ«³¾¾±²Ōō²õ³Ü²õ full of light, from ±ōÅ«³¾±š²Ō light
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The luminous black abstraction dominating the surface was visibly painted after the figures, which feel like they are being held in its embrace.

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ā€œA luminous presence in the worlds of entertainment and advocacy, Jiggly Caliente was celebrated for her infectious energy, fierce wit, and unwavering authenticity,ā€ the statement continued.

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Boo, who spent three years at the slum, emphasizes family ties and writes luminously about the daily struggles of Mumbai’s poor.

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A company catalog from 1923 described the tiles as ā€œluminous and mellow in character, somewhat akin to the quality of a piece of old tapestry.ā€

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But at 35, the artist known as iLe — one of the most luminous and visionary voices in contemporary Latin music — tends to get a bit claustrophobic about her creative process.

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