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Luminous

/ˈluːmɪnəs/

Emitting light; glowing brightly.

📖 Definitions of "Luminous"

adjective
  1. 1

    Emitting light; glowing brightly.

  2. 2

    Brightly illuminated.

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WordDefinition
lucentEmitting light; shining, luminous.
brightnounEmitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
lambentGlowing or luminous, but lacking heat.
aglow(sometimes figurative) glowing; radiant
glowingnounThat glows or glow.

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WordDefinition
lucentEmitting light; shining, luminous.
brightEmitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
glowingverbThat glows or glow.
aglow(sometimes figurative) glowing; radiant
lambentGlowing or luminous, but lacking heat.
illuminating(figuratively) Providing clarification or explanation; educational, revealing.
glownoun(intransitive) To emit heat and light without a flame.
lightedFilled with light; illuminated.
illuminatedIrradiated by light, lit.
shineverb(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
lit(slang) Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
lightingnounThe equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
flashlightnoun(Canada, US, Philippines) A battery-powered hand-held light source.
flux(uncommon) Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.
lucidClear; easily understood.
opticalOf or relating to sight; visual.
visualRelated to or affecting the vision.
lightnoun(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
lumennoun(physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.
warningnounSomething spoken or written that is intended to warn.

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