Definitions for luminous
ˈlu mə nəslu·mi·nous

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

1. aglow(p), lambent, lucent, luminous(adj)

   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. luminous(Adjective)

   emitting light; glowing brightly

   Etymology: From luminosus.

2. luminous(Adjective)

   brightly illuminated

   Etymology: From luminosus.

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

1. Luminous(adj)

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

2. Luminous(adj)

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

3. Luminous(adj)

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

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How to pronounce luminous?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. 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.

2. Theophile Gautier:

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

3. George Lucas:

   Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.

4. Anuj Somany:

   A mammoth majority of people don’t like solitude because they get nude of their actual nature before their eyes as own lies are clearly viewed in its luminous light.

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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