luminous

lu·mi·nous

L0287500 (lo͞o′mə-nəs)adj.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. Enlightened or intelligent: luminous ideas.

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[Middle English, from Old French lumineux, from Latin lūminōsus, from lūmen, lūmin-, light; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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lu′mi·nous·ly adv.lu′mi·nous·ness n.

luminous

(ˈluːmɪnəs) adj1. radiating or reflecting light; shining; glowing: luminous colours. 2. (not in technical use) exhibiting luminescence: luminous paint. 3. full of light; well-lit4. (General Physics) (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated according to the visual sensation produced in an observer rather than by absolute energy measurements: luminous flux; luminous intensity. Compare radiant5. easily understood; lucid; clear6. enlightening or wise[C15: from Latin lūminōsus full of light, from lūmen light] ˈluminously adv ˈluminousness n

lu•mi•nous

(ˈlu mə nəs)

adj. 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. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin lūminōsus] lu′mi•nous•ly, adv. lu′mi•nous•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

luminous - softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"aglow, lambent, lucentbright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

luminous

adjective1. bright, lighted, lit, brilliant, shining, glowing, vivid, illuminated, radiant, resplendent, lustrous, luminescent The luminous dial on the clock showed five minutes to seven2. clear, obvious, plain, evident, transparent, lucid, intelligible, perspicuous a remarkable woman with a luminous sense of responsibility.

luminous

adjectiveGiving off or reflecting light readily or in large amounts:beamy, bright, brilliant, effulgent, incandescent, irradiant, lambent, lucent, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny.

Translations

发光的

luminous

(ˈluːminəs) adjective giving out light; faintly shining so as to be visible in the dark. a luminous clock-face. 發光的，夜光的 发光的ˌlumiˈnosity (-ˈno-) noun 發光，夜光 发光，光明