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luminous

lu·mi·nous

UK/ˈluːmɪnəs/ US/ˈlumʌnʌs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

softly bright or radiant

  • “a house aglow with lights”
  • “glowing embers”
  • “lambent tongues of flame”
  • “the lucent moon”
  • “a sky luminous with stars”

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin lūminōsus.

Phrases

  • fast-evolving luminous transient
  • luminous energy
  • luminous flux
  • luminous intensity
  • transient luminous event

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