luminous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin lūminōsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈluːmɪnəs/
Audio (RP) (file)

Adjective

luminous (comparative more luminous, superlative most luminous)

Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
Synonyms: beamful, shining, radiant; see also Thesaurus:shining
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), OCLC 630079698, page 21:
  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.
- 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 11,
  The bonfire in his heart made luminous the rose-tan in his cheek.
Brightly illuminated.
Synonyms: lighted, lit up; see also Thesaurus:illuminated
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
Clear; enlightening; easy to understand.
a luminous explanation

Derived terms

luminosity
luminously

Related terms

illuminate

Translations

emitting light; glowing brightly

Bashkir: яҡты (yaqtı)
Bau Bidayuh: bidingiem
Bulgarian: светещ (svetešt)
Catalan: lluminós (ca)
Finnish: valaiseva (fi), kirkas (fi), valovoimainen
French: lumineux (fr)
Galician: luminoso m
Georgian: მნათობი (mnatobi), მნათი (mnati), მანათებელი (manatebeli), ნათელი (nateli)
German: leuchtend (de)
Greek: φωτεινός (el) (foteinós)
Ancient: φωτεινός (phōteinós)
Hebrew: בהיר‎ (he) m (bahir), בּוֹהֵק‎ m (boheq)
Ido: lumoza (io)
Indonesian: berkilau (id)
Irish: lonrach
Italian: luminoso (it)
Latin: lūminōsus
Malay: berkilau
Portuguese: luminoso (pt)
Romanian: luminos (ro)
Russian: светя́щийся (ru) (svetjáščijsja), флюоресце́нтный (ru) (fljuorescéntnyj)
Sanskrit: उज्ज्वल (sa) (ujjvala)
Spanish: luminoso (es)
Tamil: ^{(please verify)} ஒளிரும் (ta) (oḷirum)
Tocharian B: perne
Ukrainian: блискучий (uk) (blyskučyj)

brightly illuminated

Bulgarian: светъл (bg) (svetǎl), осветен (bg) (osveten)
Finnish: kirkkaasti valaistu
Russian: освещённый (ru) (osveščónnyj), я́ркий (ru) (járkij)

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Translations to be checked

French: ^{(please verify)} lumineux (fr)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} luminoso (it)