"luminousness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: luminousnesses [plural]
Etymology: luminous + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|luminous|ness}} luminous + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} luminousness (countable and uncountable, plural luminousnesses)
  1. The quality of being luminous. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-luminousness-en-noun-hSz6acYV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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