What does luminous mean?
Luminous means Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining..
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/ˈluːmɪnəs/ · adjective
Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining..
The moon, which had been slowly ascending, now shone through an open space between the trees; and the rippling waters of the brook gave back her light in luminous vibrations.
The bonfire in his heart made luminous the rose-tan in his cheek.
When approaching the Laughead household, she claimed to have previously met Charles Laughead and to recently have experienced a mystical dream in which a mysterious, luminous man rescued her from a flood (Williams 1954).
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Use luminous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Luminous means Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining..
Common synonyms include beamful, shining, radiant, aglow.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The moon, which had been slowly ascending, now shone through an open space between the trees; and the rippling waters of the brook gave back her light in luminous vibrations.
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