luminous

English

Etymology

From Middle French lumineus, from Latin lūminōsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈluːmɪnəs/

Adjective

luminous (comparative more luminous, superlative most luminous)

emitting light; glowing brightly
- 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

beamful

Derived terms

luminous paint
luminosity

Translations

emitting light; glowing brightly

Bashkir: яҡты (yaqtï)
Bau Bidayuh: bidingiem
Catalan: lluminós
Finnish: valaiseva (fi), kirkas (fi), valovoimainen
French: lumineux (fr)
Georgian: მნათობი (mnatobi), მნათი (mnati), მანათებელი (manatebeli), ნათელი (nateli)
German: leuchtend (de)
Greek: φωτεινός (el) (foteinós)
Ido: lumoza (io)
Indonesian: berkilau (id)

Irish: lonrúil, lonrach
Italian: luminoso (it)
Malay: berkilau
Portuguese: luminoso (pt)
Romanian: luminos (ro)
Russian: светя́щийся (ru) (svetjáščijsja), флюоресце́нтный (ru) (fljuorescéntnyj)
Spanish: luminoso (es)
Tamil: ^{(please verify)} ஒளிரும் (oḷirum)
Tocharian B: perne
Ukrainian: блискучий (uk) (blyskučyj)

brightly illuminated

Finnish: kirkkaasti valaistu

Russian: освещённый (ru) (osveščónnyj), я́ркий (ru) (járkij)

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French: ^{(please verify)} lumineux (fr)

Italian: ^{(please verify)} luminoso (it)

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