Definitions for luminous
ˈlu mə nəslu·mi·nous

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. aglow(p), lambent, lucent, luminousadjective

   softly bright or radiant

   "a house aglow with lights"; "glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent moon"; "a sky luminous with stars"

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1. luminousadjective

   emitting light; glowing brightly

   Etymology: From luminosus.

2. luminousadjective

   brightly illuminated

   Etymology: From luminosus.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Luminousadjective

   shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color

2. Luminousadjective

   illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous

3. Luminousadjective

   enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind

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1. Alex

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of luminous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of luminous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of luminous in a Sentence

1. Anuj Somany:

   A person who burns from inside like the sun or a lamp can be a guiding light into others life and its luminous flux decides as how much a preacher’s life is right; and the people who can’t or don’t, seem bright only to those who have mere eyesight without a vision inside but just a minuscule glare.

2. Andrea Dupree:

   All stars are losing material to the interstellar medium, and we don't know how this material is lost, we know that other hotter luminous stars lose material and it quickly turns to dust making the star appear much fainter. But in over a century-and-a-half, this has not happened to Betelgeuse. It's very unique.

3. Theophile Gautier:

   Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!

4. Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It:

   At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear." It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us." You can love completely without complete understanding.

5. Daniel Perley:

   This was an incredibly luminous event, brighter than almost any supernova we've ever seen before, the Cow also appeared and faded away very quickly : so quickly that existing supernova models can't properly explain The Cow. The Cow must be a new type of extremely energetic, explosive event.

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