luminous
11luminous — lu|mi|nous [ˈlu:mınəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: luminosus, from lumen light ] 1.) shining in the dark ▪ luminous paint ▪ Her large dark eyes were almost luminous. 2.) very brightly coloured, especially in green, pink, or yellow =… …
12luminous — lu|mi|nous [ lumınəs ] adjective 1. ) very bright: luminous pink flowers a ) shining in the dark: a luminous watch dial 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY very intelligent or beautiful: a luminous smile/face ╾ lu|min|os|it|y [ ,lumı nasəti ] noun uncount …
13luminous — [[t]lu͟ːmɪnəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is luminous shines or glows in the dark. The luminous dial on the clock showed five minutes to seven. ...one of the most luminous and unstable stars in our Galaxy …
14luminous — adjective 1 made of a substance or material that shines in the dark: luminous paint | luminous road signs 2 very brightly coloured, especially in green, pink, or yellow: luminous socks luminously adverb luminosity noun (U) …
15luminous — UK [ˈluːmɪnəs] / US [ˈlumɪnəs] adjective 1) a) very bright luminous pink flowers b) shining in the dark a luminous watch dial 2) mainly literary very intelligent or beautiful a luminous smile/face Derived word: luminosity UK [ˌluːmɪˈnɒsətɪ] / US… …
16luminous — adj. 1 full of or shedding light; radiant, bright, shining. 2 phosphorescent, visible in darkness (luminous paint). 3 (esp. of a writer or a writer s work) throwing light on a subject. 4 of visible radiation (luminous intensity). Derivatives:… …
17luminous — Emitting light, with or without accompanying heat. [L. lumen, light] * * * lu·mi·nous lü mə nəs adj 1) emitting or reflecting usu. steady, suffused, or glowing light 2) of or relating to light or to luminous flux * * * lu·mi·nous (looґmi… …
18luminous — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ highly ▪ faintly Luminous is used with these nouns: ↑eye …
19luminous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. luminary, lighted, glowing; incandescent, radiant, lit, alight, self luminous; phosphorescent, luminescent; bright, resplendent; clear, lucid. See light, meaning. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lighted …
20luminous — adjective the luminous face of the alarm clock Syn: shining, bright, brilliant, radiant, dazzling, glowing, gleaming, scintillating, lustrous; luminescent, phosphorescent, fluorescent, incandescent See note at bright Ant …
