Dictionary

luminous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈluːmɪnəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin lūminōsus.

Meanings

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. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 21:
   • The bonfire in his heart made luminous the rose-tan in his cheek. 1888–1891, Herman Melville, “[Billy Budd, Foretopman.] Chapter [HTTP://GUTENBERG.NET.AU/EBOOKS06/0608511H.HTML CHAPTER 11].”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann, published 1951, →OCLC:
   • When approaching the Laughead household, she claimed to have previously met Charles Laughead and to recently have experienced a mystical dream in which a mysterious, luminous man rescued her from a flood (Williams 1954). 2025 November 4, Thomas Kelly, “Debunking “When Prophecy Fails””, in Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, volume 62, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, page 3:
2. Brightly illuminated.
3. Clear; enlightening; easy to understand.
   • a luminous explanation

Forms

Deriveds

luminously · fast-evolving luminous transient · subluminous · unluminous · nonluminous · radio-luminous · luminousness · overluminous · superluminous · luminosity · luminous energy · hyperluminous · transient luminous event · ultraluminous · non-luminous · luminous intensity · underluminous · luminous flux · self-luminous

Relateds

lumic · illuminate · luminal

Synonyms

shiny · luminiferous · refulgent · lucent · beamy · lit · inlighted · lighted · profulgent · glowing · beamsome · lit · resplendent · illuminated · shining · lighted · radiant · luminant · lighty · beamful · lambent · sheeny · alight · lighted · luminous · shining · illuminating · lit up · luminous · effulgent · alight · luciferous · aglow · beamful · lustrous · orient · lit up · radiant · brilliant · lucific

Translations (58)

eo luma (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ks گاشُر (emitting light; glowing brightly) · fy ljochtjaand (emitting light; glowing brightly) · io lumoza (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ota نورانی (emitting light; glowing brightly) · pl lśniący (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ka მანათებელი (emitting light; glowing brightly) · pl świetlny (emitting light; glowing brightly) · hi चमकीला (emitting light; glowing brightly) · el φωτεινός (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ru флюоресце́нтный (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ka ნათელი (emitting light; glowing brightly) · pt luminoso (emitting light; glowing brightly) · grc φωτεινός (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ba яҡты (emitting light; glowing brightly) · cy goleuol (emitting light; glowing brightly) · fi kirkas (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ka მნათობი (emitting light; glowing brightly) · cy llewychol (brightly illuminated) · ru светя́щийся (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ka მნათი (emitting light; glowing brightly) · fi kirkkaasti valaistu (brightly illuminated) · sv ljusavgivande (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ru я́ркий (brightly illuminated) · hi उज्ज्वल (brightly illuminated) · uk блискучий (emitting light; glowing brightly) · sa उज्ज्वल (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ro luminos (emitting light; glowing brightly) · fi valovoimainen (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ca lluminós (emitting light; glowing brightly) · id berserian (brightly illuminated) · de leuchtend (emitting light; glowing brightly) · txb perne (emitting light; glowing brightly) · hi चमकीला (brightly illuminated) · pl oświetlony (brightly illuminated) · ota ایشق (brightly illuminated) · he בּוֹהֵק (emitting light; glowing brightly) · hi तेजस्वी (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ga lonrach (emitting light; glowing brightly) · bg светещ (emitting light; glowing brightly) · id berseri-seri (brightly illuminated) · es luminoso (emitting light; glowing brightly) · nl lichtgevend (emitting light; glowing brightly) · id berkilau (emitting light; glowing brightly) · gl luminoso (emitting light; glowing brightly) · ota ایشق (emitting light; glowing brightly) · la lūminōsus (emitting light; glowing brightly) · sne bidingiem (emitting light; glowing brightly) · he בהיר (emitting light; glowing brightly) · cy disglair (brightly illuminated) · hi उज्ज्वल (emitting light; glowing brightly) · it luminoso (emitting light; glowing brightly) · fr lumineux (emitting light; glowing brightly) · bg светъл (brightly illuminated) · ru освещённый (brightly illuminated) · bg осветен (brightly illuminated) · ms berkilau (emitting light; glowing brightly) · fi valaiseva (emitting light; glowing brightly)