† illuminousadj.1
Obsolete.
Bright, illuminatory.
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the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adjective] > bright
shininga900
lighteOE
lightlyOE
sheenOE
torhtOE
shirea1000
steepa1000
shimmeringc1000
brightOE
strongOE
clear1297
fair?a1300
bright-shininga1387
merrya1393
skirea1400
lucident14..
shimc1400
staringc1400
luculentc1420
splendent1474
illuminousc1485
lucentc1500
bloominga1522
sheer1565
prelucent1568
faculent1575
splendant1578
lucid1591
neat1591
shine1596
translucent1596
well-lighted1606
nitid1615
lucible1623
dilucid1653
translucid1657
hard1660
c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iii. 623 Þe bemys of grace xal byn Illumynows.
1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iii. f. 38v And sa the richt salbe Illuminous.
1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator (1748) II. 208 It is not from below we are to expect any illuminous emanations.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
illuminousadj.2
/ɪˈl(j)uːmɪnəs/ rare.
Non-luminous, opaque, dark.
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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [adjective]
dima1000
darkOE
troublea1327
palec1385
dullc1430
unclearc1440
unbright1534
cloudy1556
unlight1570
muddy1600
wan1601
opacous1616
filmy1642
illuminous1656
crepuscular1668
dumb1720
rayless1754
opaque1794
veilya1802
turbid1811
unlucent1819
ineffulgent1824
blear1830
unrefulgent1856
subluminous1860
subaqueous1875
shineless1882
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Illuminous (illuminosus), without light.
1842 H. Taylor Edwin the Fair ii. ii This life..to him Is but a tissue of illuminous dreams.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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