luminous

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈluːmɪnəs/

Etymology

From Latin luminosus.

Adjective

luminous (comparative more luminous, superlative most luminous)

1. emitting light; glowing brightly
2. brightly illuminated

Synonyms

• beamful

Translations

emitting light; glowing brightly

• Finnish: loistava, hohtava
• French: lumineux (fr)
• Greek: φωτεινός (el) (fotinós)
• Italian: luminoso (it)
• Portuguese: luminoso (pt)

• Romanian: luminos (ro)
• Spanish: luminoso (es)
• Tamil: ஒளிரும் (ta) (ōnirum)
• Tocharian B: perne
• Ukrainian: блискучий (uk) (blyskučyj)

brightly illuminated

• Finnish: kirkkaasti valaistu

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• French: lumineux

• Italian: luminoso

Derived terms

• luminous paint
• luminosity