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adjective
1.
radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
2.
lighted up or illuminated; well-lighted: the luminous ballroom.
3.
brilliant intellectually; enlightened or enlightening, as a writer or a writer's works: a luminous concept; luminous prose.
4.
clear; readily intelligible: a concise, luminous report.
Related forms
lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb
lu·mi·nous·ness, noun
non·lu·mi·nous, adjective
non·lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb
non·lu·mi·nous·ness, noun
EXPANDself-lu·mi·nous, adjective
sem·i·lu·mi·nous, adjective
sem·i·lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb
sem·i·lu·mi·nous·ness, noun
un·lu·mi·nous, adjective
un·lu·mi·nous·ly, adverb
un·lu·mi·nous·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. lucid, radiant, resplendent, brilliant. 3. bright, intelligent. 4. understandable, perspicuous, lucid.
1. lucid, radiant, resplendent, brilliant. 3. bright, intelligent. 4. understandable, perspicuous, lucid.
Antonyms
1, 2. dark. 3. stupid. 4. obscure.
1, 2. dark. 3. stupid. 4. obscure.
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World English Dictionary
| 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. | Compare radiant (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 |
| 5. | easily understood; lucid; clear |
| 6. | enlightening or wise |
| [C15: from Latin lūminōsus full of light, from lūmen light] | |
| 'luminously | |
| —adv | |
| 'luminousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
luminous
early 15c., "full of light," from L. luminosus "shining, full of light," from lumen (gen. luminis) "light," related to lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)).
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Medical Dictionary
luminous lu·mi·nous (l&oomacr;'mə-nəs)
adj.
Emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light.
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