Luminous

//ˈluːmɪnəs// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.

    "The moon, which had been slowly ascending, now shone through an open space between the trees; and the rippling waters of the brook gave back her light in luminous vibrations."

  2. 2
    Brightly illuminated.
  3. 3
    Clear; enlightening; easy to understand.

    "a luminous explanation"

Adjective
  1. 1
    softly bright or radiant wordnet

Synonyms

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brightalightlightedlitablazeacute

Example

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"Sing your most beautiful song to me, show me your soul and let me touch it with my luminous hands born out of dreams, molded by hope and moved by love."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin lūminōsus.

Related phrases

fast-evolving luminous transientluminous energyluminous fluxluminous intensitynon-luminousradio-luminousself-luminoustransient luminous event

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