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   luminous

   /ˈluːmɪnəs/

   adjective

   • 1. giving off light; bright or shining: "the luminous dial on his watch"
   • ▪ very bright in colour; lurid: "he wore luminous green socks"
   • ▪ relating to light as it is perceived by the eye, rather than in terms of its actual energy: "luminous intensity"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French lumineux or Latin luminosus, from lumen, lumin- ‘light’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. luminously adverb
   • 2. luminousness noun

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   What does luminous mean?

   • The meaning of LUMINOUS is emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light. How to use luminous in a sentence. Did you know?

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   What does Luminoso mean?

   • （尤指在黑暗中）發亮的，放光的, 夜光的… （尤指在黑暗中）发亮的，放光的, 夜光的… luminoso, de una belleza luminosa, espléndido… luminoso… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! LUMINOUS definition: 1. producing or reflecting bright light, especially in the dark: 2. very beautiful: 3. producing….

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   What does Luminos Bemes mean?

   • 1. 1.a. Full of light; emitting or casting light; shining, bright. occasionally jocular = shiny. Whose Luminos Bemes obtundyth our speculation. The frute of oliues is vnctuous, luminose, and delicious. His eies were lumynous, Chrystallyne and beauteous. The phaenomenon of the luminous sea, well known to naturalists.

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   What is a luminous ballroom?

   • 1. radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright. 2. lighted up or illuminated; well-lighted: the luminous ballroom. 3. brilliant intellectually; enlightened or enlightening. 4. clear; readily intelligible. lu′mi•nous•ness, n.

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     LUMINOUS translate: 夜光（性）の. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   1. radiating or reflecting light; shining; glowing. luminous colours. 2. (not in technical use) exhibiting luminescence. luminous paint. 3. full of light; well-lit. 4. (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated according to the visual sensation produced in an observer rather than by absolute energy measurements. luminous flux.

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    1. a. Emitting light, especially in the dark; shining. b. Reflecting light; illuminated: "He watched a luminous cloud drifting up from the Gulf" (Tim Gautreaux). See Synonyms at bright. 2. Having a high degree of saturation: a luminous green. 3. a. Presented or perceived clearly or vividly: luminous memories. b.