luminousness

lu·mi·nous

L0287500 (lo͞o′mə-nəs)adj.1. a. Emitting light, especially in the dark; shining.b. Reflecting light; illuminated: "He watched a luminous cloud drifting up from the Gulf" (Tim Gautreaux). See Synonyms at bright.2. Having a high degree of saturation: a luminous green.3. a. Presented or perceived clearly or vividly: luminous memories.b. Enlightened or intelligent: luminous ideas.

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[Middle English, from Old French lumineux, from Latin lūminōsus, from lūmen, lūmin-, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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lu′mi·nous·ly adv.lu′mi·nous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

luminousness - the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"brightness level, luminance, luminosity, brightness, lightphysical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactionsilluminance, illumination - the luminous flux incident on a unit areaincandescence - light from heatglow, luminescence - light from nonthermal sources

Translations

illuminazione