"luminous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈluːmɪnəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-luminous.wav Forms: more luminous [comparative], most luminous [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin lūminōsus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*lewk-}}, {{bor|en|frm|lumineus}} Middle French lumineus, {{der|en|la|lūminōsus}} Latin lūminōsus Head templates: {{en-adj}} luminous (comparative more luminous, superlative most luminous)
  1. Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining. Categories (topical): Light Synonyms: beamful, shining, radiant, shining Translations (emitting light; glowing brightly): φωτεινός (phōteinós) (Ancient Greek), яҡты (yaqtı) (Bashkir), bidingiem (Bau Bidayuh), светещ (svetešt) (Bulgarian), lluminós (Catalan), valaiseva (Finnish), kirkas (Finnish), valovoimainen (Finnish), lumineux (French), luminoso [masculine] (Galician), მნათობი (mnatobi) (Georgian), მნათი (mnati) (Georgian), მანათებელი (manatebeli) (Georgian), ნათელი (nateli) (Georgian), leuchtend (German), φωτεινός (foteinós) (Greek), בהיר (bahir) [masculine] (Hebrew), בּוֹהֵק (boheq) [masculine] (Hebrew), lumoza (Ido), berkilau (Indonesian), lonrach (Irish), luminoso (Italian), lūminōsus (Latin), berkilau (Malay), نورانی (nurani) (Ottoman Turkish), ایشق (ışık) (Ottoman Turkish), luminoso (Portuguese), luminos (Romanian), светя́щийся (svetjáščijsja) (Russian), флюоресце́нтный (fljuorescéntnyj) (Russian), उज्ज्वल (ujjvala) (Sanskrit), luminoso (Spanish), perne (Tocharian B), блискучий (blyskučyj) (Ukrainian), goleuol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-luminous-en-adj-MRHcPH37 Disambiguation of Light: 61 31 8 Disambiguation of 'emitting light; glowing brightly': 60 37 4
  2. Brightly illuminated. Synonyms: lighted, lit up, illuminated Translations (brightly illuminated): светъл (svetǎl) (Bulgarian), осветен (osveten) (Bulgarian), kirkkaasti valaistu (Finnish), ایشق (ışık) (Ottoman Turkish), освещённый (osveščónnyj) (Russian), я́ркий (járkij) (Russian), disglair (Welsh), llewychol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-luminous-en-adj-UoC1x9R0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bau Bidayuh translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 48 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 61 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 50 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 56 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 30 49 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Bau Bidayuh translations: 19 63 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 59 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 61 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 61 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 23 58 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 61 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 58 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 20 59 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 19 63 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 64 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 20 63 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 24 53 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 59 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 21 64 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 21 61 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 65 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 12 76 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 20 60 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 20 62 17 Disambiguation of 'brightly illuminated': 18 79 3
  3. Clear; enlightening; easy to understand.
    Sense id: en-luminous-en-adj-Tx8zW5Al
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: luminious [uncommon] Related terms: illuminate, lumic, luminal

Inflected forms

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    "Terms with Latin translations",
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      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
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      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "яҡты"
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      "word": "светещ"
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      "word": "valaiseva"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "mnatobi",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "მნათობი"
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      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "მნათი"
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      "roman": "manatebeli",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "მანათებელი"
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      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "leuchtend"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "φωτεινός"
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      "code": "grc",
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "bahir",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
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      "word": "בהיר"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "boheq",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "בּוֹהֵק"
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    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "lumoza"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "berkilau"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "lonrach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "luminoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "lūminōsus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "berkilau"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "nurani",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "نورانی"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "ışık",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "ایشق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "luminoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "luminos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svetjáščijsja",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "светя́щийся"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fljuorescéntnyj",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "флюоресце́нтный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "ujjvala",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "उज्ज्वल"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "luminoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "perne"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "blyskučyj",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "блискучий"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "emitting light; glowing brightly",
      "word": "goleuol"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svetǎl",
      "sense": "brightly illuminated",
      "word": "светъл"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osveten",
      "sense": "brightly illuminated",
      "word": "осветен"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "brightly illuminated",
      "word": "kirkkaasti valaistu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "ışık",
      "sense": "brightly illuminated",
      "word": "ایشق"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "brightly illuminated",
      "word": "освещённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "járkij",
      "sense": "brightly illuminated",
      "word": "я́ркий"
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    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "brightly illuminated",
      "word": "disglair"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "brightly illuminated",
      "word": "llewychol"
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