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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lu•mi•nous /ˈlumənəs/USA pronunciation adj. - radiating or reflecting light; shining;
bright:luminous eyes. - clear;
enlightening:a luminous explanation.
lu•mi•nos•i•ty /ˌluməˈnɑsɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] lu•mi•nous•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lu•mi•nous (lo̅o̅′mə nəs),USA pronunciation adj. - radiating or reflecting light;
shining;
bright. - lighted up or illuminated;
well-lighted:the luminous ballroom. - brilliant intellectually;
enlightened or enlightening, as a writer or a writer's works:a luminous concept; luminous prose. - clear;
readily intelligible:a concise, luminous report.
- Latin lūminōsus. See lumen, -ous
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lucid, radiant, resplendent, brilliant.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bright, intelligent.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged understandable, perspicuous, lucid.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dark.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stupid.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obscure.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: luminous /ˈluːmɪnəs/ adj - radiating or reflecting light; shining; glowing: luminous colours
- (not in technical use) exhibiting luminescence: luminous paint
- full of light; well-lit
- (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
- easily understood; lucid; clear
- enlightening or wise
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin lūminōsus full of light, from lūmen lightˈluminously adv ˈluminousness n |