luminous

adjective

lu·mi·nous ˈlü-mə-nəs How to pronounce luminous (audio)

: emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light

luminous objects—the nebula, the stars, the planets

Lincoln La Paz

: of or relating to light or to luminous flux

: bathed in or exposed to steady light

luminous with sunlight

: clear, enlightening

a luminous explanation

: shining, illustrious

a luminous film star

a luminous performance

luminously adverb

luminousness noun

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Luminous, like its synonyms radiant, shining, glowing, and lustrous, is generally a positive adjective, especially when it describes something that doesn't literally glow, such as a face, a performance, or a poem. Luminous signs depend on a gas such as neon, krypton, argon, xenon, or radon—and you can use luminous (DayGlo) paint to make your own signs. New technologies have now given us luminous fabrics, which are being used to produce striking or creepy effects in clothing, upholstery, and interior surfaces.

Example Sentences

I saw the cat's luminous eyes in my car's headlights. a watch with a luminous dial The room was luminous with sunlight.

Recent Examples on the Web The best highlighters not only leave a luminous glow but like this RMS pigment, can support healthy skin, too.

Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022 Liquid or cream bronzers provide a luminous glow for dry or normal skin.

ELLE, 22 Apr. 2022 The image dazzles from a computer screen in the corner of the room: six beams of red-orange light bursting from a luminous Milky Way star.

Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2022 And up the stairs comes this luminous, amazing, sort of angelic, beautiful person...

Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022 Two decades earlier, in the 1970s, Rees correctly hypothesized that supermassive black holes power the luminous jets observed in some far-off, brightly glowing galaxies called quasars.

Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022 Posing with her head tilted to one side, her skin luminous, the actor looked relaxed and happy.

Hannah Coates, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2022 Herbig-Haro objects are luminous regions that surround newborn stars.

Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Aug. 2022 Schaar is luminous and mischievous as Rosalind, who grows to relish the freedom of discarding her 1950s crinoline dress and high heels for manly apparel and a pencil moustache.

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	luminousness
释义	luminous adjective lu·mi·nous ˈlü-mə-nəs 1 a : emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light luminous objects—the nebula, the stars, the planets Lincoln La Paz b : of or relating to light or to luminous flux 2 : bathed in or exposed to steady light luminous with sunlight 3 : clear, enlightening a luminous explanation 4 : shining, illustrious a luminous film star a luminous performance luminously adverb luminousness noun Did you know? Luminous, like its synonyms radiant, shining, glowing, and lustrous, is generally a positive adjective, especially when it describes something that doesn't literally glow, such as a face, a performance, or a poem. Luminous signs depend on a gas such as neon, krypton, argon, xenon, or radon—and you can use luminous (DayGlo) paint to make your own signs. New technologies have now given us luminous fabrics, which are being used to produce striking or creepy effects in clothing, upholstery, and interior surfaces. Synonyms beaming bedazzling bright brilliant candescent clear dazzling effulgent fulgent glowing incandescent lambent lucent lucid lustrous radiant refulgent sheeny shining shiny splendid See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I saw the cat's luminous eyes in my car's headlights. a watch with a luminous dial The room was luminous with sunlight. Recent Examples on the Web The best highlighters not only leave a luminous glow but like this RMS pigment, can support healthy skin, too. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022 Liquid or cream bronzers provide a luminous glow for dry or normal skin. ELLE, 22 Apr. 2022 The image dazzles from a computer screen in the corner of the room: six beams of red-orange light bursting from a luminous Milky Way star. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2022 And up the stairs comes this luminous, amazing, sort of angelic, beautiful person... Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022 Two decades earlier, in the 1970s, Rees correctly hypothesized that supermassive black holes power the luminous jets observed in some far-off, brightly glowing galaxies called quasars. Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022 Posing with her head tilted to one side, her skin luminous, the actor looked relaxed and happy. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2022 Herbig-Haro objects are luminous regions that surround newborn stars. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Aug. 2022 Schaar is luminous and mischievous as Rosalind, who grows to relish the freedom of discarding her 1950s crinoline dress and high heels for manly apparel and a pencil moustache. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin luminosus, from lumin-, lumen First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing luminous self-luminous luminous energy luminous flux luminous paint self-luminous luminous energy luminous flux luminous paint Kids Definition luminous adjective lu·mi·nous ˈlü-mə-nəs : giving off light The dial of the clock was luminous and it shed a very soft green light. George Selden, The Cricket in Times Square Medical Definition luminous adjective lu·mi·nous ˈlü-mə-nəs 1 : emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light 2 : of or relating to light or to luminous flux luminousness noun as in brightness the quality or state of having or giving off light there's a special luminousness to the air over the island that painters and photographers have long sought to capture Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance brightness brilliancy brilliance lightness illumination luminosity radiance effulgence glow light refulgence luster luminance splendor glare lambency lustre dazzle glint lustrousness gleam luminescence candor incandescence fluorescence flicker sheen twinkle shimmer flame shininess glimmer sparkle blaze gloss polish flare flash fire scintillation glisten shine glitter burnish flash Antonyms & Near Antonyms dulness blackness duskiness darkness dullness dark dimness gloominess somberness haziness cloudiness obscurity murkiness paleness grayness colorlessness obscureness shadowiness shadiness lackluster See More
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luminous

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