"lume" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlu.me/ Forms: lumi [plural]
Rhymes: -ume Etymology: From Latin lūmen. In the sense of "lumen" it is a modern neologism. Doublet of lumen, a borrowing. Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*lewk-}}, {{dercat|it|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|it|la|lūmen}} Latin lūmen, {{doublet|it|lumen}} Doublet of lumen Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} lume m (plural lumi)
  1. a light source Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-dHAdWmYU
  2. a light source
    (dated) a non-electrical light source (e.g. a candle or an oil lamp)
    Tags: dated, masculine
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-DSUZXt2k Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 12 4 3 8 1 2 10 5 9 1 1 1 7 11 11 6 5
  3. (rare) an electrical light source Tags: masculine, rare
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-Ymrz0qYC
  4. (by extension, poetic) star Tags: broadly, masculine, poetic Synonyms: stella, astro
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-Ul7KHVCJ
  5. (by extension, poetic) star
    (figurative, poetic) God
    Tags: broadly, figuratively, masculine, poetic Synonyms: stella, astro
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-wmroLz-F
  6. (figurative, by extension, poetic) a blessed soul or entity Tags: broadly, figuratively, masculine, poetic
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-Q3vtq~a7
  7. (figurative, by extension, literary, poetic) a notable person within a specific field or discipline Tags: broadly, figuratively, literary, masculine, poetic
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-B0daBrUF
  8. light, specifically:
    (archaic, literary) (natural) light
    Tags: archaic, literary, masculine Synonyms: luce
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-gVKz2bPd Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 12 4 3 8 1 2 10 5 9 1 1 1 7 11 11 6 5
  9. light, specifically:
    (dated) (artificial) light, (non-electrical)
    Tags: dated, masculine
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-~sMylP0J
  10. (painting) the manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Painting
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-9D7XLz7W
  11. (figurative) sight (sense) Tags: figuratively, masculine Synonyms: vista
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-ICVjnWzp
  12. (figurative) sight (sense)
    (in the plural) eyes
    Tags: figuratively, in-plural, masculine Synonyms: vista, occhi
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun--JyAGmT3
  13. (figurative) spiritual or mental illumination, enlightenment, light Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-27gHK-4G
  14. (in the plural) the culture founded on a rationalistic basis Tags: in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-i-qdnjmN
  15. (figurative, usually in the plural) useful information, advice Tags: figuratively, masculine, plural-normally Synonyms: chiarimento, consiglio
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-hv9Q4MuJ Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 12 4 3 8 1 2 10 5 9 1 1 1 7 11 11 6 5
  16. (figurative, usually in the plural) useful information, advice
    (by extension) discernment
    Tags: broadly, figuratively, masculine, plural-normally Synonyms: chiarimento, consiglio, discernimento
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-j6Bd~rZi Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 12 4 3 8 1 2 10 5 9 1 1 1 7 11 11 6 5
  17. (anatomy) lumen Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-RW9F~dwu Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  18. (fishing) the size of a fishing net's meshes Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-lume-it-noun-4ZSfa-H8 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: allumare Related terms: illuminare, illuminismo, luminare, luminaria, luminio, luminoso

Inflected forms

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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "a light source",
        "(dated) a non-electrical light source (e.g. a candle or an oil lamp)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an electrical light source"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) an electrical light source"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "star"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension, poetic) star"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "stella"
        },
        {
          "word": "astro"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "masculine",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "star",
        "God"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension, poetic) star",
        "(figurative, poetic) God"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "stella"
        },
        {
          "word": "astro"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "figuratively",
        "masculine",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a blessed soul or entity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "blessed",
          "blessed"
        ],
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ],
        [
          "entity",
          "entity"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, by extension, poetic) a blessed soul or entity"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "figuratively",
        "masculine",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian literary terms",
        "Italian poetic terms",
        "Italian terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "To those three that you, Florence, honour/honor, eternal lights of our own language",
          "ref": "c. 1527, Francesco Berni, Orlando Innamorato [Orlando in Love], Milano: Società Tipografica de' Classici Italiani, published 1828, Canto XIII, page 37",
          "text": "A que’ tre che tu, Fiorenza, onori / eterni lumi della lingua nostra",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a notable person within a specific field or discipline"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, by extension, literary, poetic) a notable person within a specific field or discipline"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "figuratively",
        "literary",
        "masculine",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian literary terms",
        "Italian terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "light, specifically:",
        "(natural) light"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "light, specifically:",
        "(archaic, literary) (natural) light"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "luce"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "light, specifically:",
        "(artificial) light, (non-electrical)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "light, specifically:",
        "(dated) (artificial) light, (non-electrical)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "it:Painting"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "painting",
          "painting#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "painting",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(painting) the manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sight (sense)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sight",
          "sight"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) sight (sense)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vista"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sight (sense)",
        "eyes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sight",
          "sight"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) sight (sense)",
        "(in the plural) eyes"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vista"
        },
        {
          "word": "occhi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "in-plural",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spiritual or mental illumination, enlightenment, light"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "illumination",
          "illumination"
        ],
        [
          "enlightenment",
          "enlightenment"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) spiritual or mental illumination, enlightenment, light"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "and lastly the enlightenment, which every day carries mankind further away from the ancient ferocity",
          "ref": "1766, Pietro Verri, “Conſiderazioni ſul Luſſo [Considerations upon Luxury]”, in Il caffè [The Café], volume 1, Pietro Pizzolato, page 188",
          "text": "i lumi finalmente che ogni giorno più vanno allontanando gli uomini dall'antica ferocia",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the culture founded on a rationalistic basis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "culture",
          "culture"
        ],
        [
          "rationalistic",
          "rationalistic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) the culture founded on a rationalistic basis"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "useful information, advice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "advice",
          "advice"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, usually in the plural) useful information, advice"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chiarimento"
        },
        {
          "word": "consiglio"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine",
        "plural-normally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "useful information, advice",
        "discernment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "advice",
          "advice"
        ],
        [
          "discernment",
          "discernment"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, usually in the plural) useful information, advice",
        "(by extension) discernment"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chiarimento"
        },
        {
          "word": "consiglio"
        },
        {
          "word": "discernimento"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "figuratively",
        "masculine",
        "plural-normally"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "it:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lumen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "lumen",
          "lumen"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) lumen"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "it:Fishing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the size of a fishing net's meshes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fishing",
          "fishing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "size",
          "size"
        ],
        [
          "mesh",
          "mesh"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(fishing) the size of a fishing net's meshes"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "fishing",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu.me/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ume"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lume"
}

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