luminous

[lu·mi·nous]

Luminous means full of or giving off light. During the winter holidays, with all their emphasis on light, you can see luminous displays of candles everywhere.

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Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.

Adjective S.
softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"


a.
Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.

a.
Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous.

a.
Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind.


Luminous

Lu"mi*nous , a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F. lumineux. See Luminary, Illuminate.] 1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.
Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous.
The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous heads.
2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous.
Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the darkness.
3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind. " Luminous eloquence." Macaulay. " A luminous statement." Brougham. Luminous paint, a paint made up with some phosphorescent substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time. Syn. -- Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous. -- Lu"mi*nous*ly, adv. -- Lu"mi*nous*ness, n.

Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.

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Usage Examples

Painting is by nature a luminous language.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Religion must completely encircle the spirit of ethical man like his element, and this luminous chaos of divine thoughts and feelings is called enthusiasm.

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