Yahoo Malaysia Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   luminous

   /ˈluːmɪnəs/

   adjective

   • 1. giving off light; bright or shining: "the luminous dial on his watch"
   • ▪ very bright in colour; lurid: "he wore luminous green socks"
   • ▪ relating to light as it is perceived by the eye, rather than in terms of its actual energy: "luminous intensity"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French lumineux or Latin luminosus, from lumen, lumin- ‘light’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. luminously adverb
   • 2. luminousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • L

     1

   • U

     1

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLUMINOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   LUMINOUS definition: 1. producing or reflecting bright light, especially in the dark: 2. very beautiful: 3. producing…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › luminousLuminous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › luminous

   • Cached

   The meaning of LUMINOUS is emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light. How to use luminous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Luminous.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLUMINOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   LUMINOUS meaning: 1. producing or reflecting bright light, especially in the dark: 2. very beautiful: 3. producing…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › luminousLUMINOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › luminous

   • Cached

   radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright. Synonyms: brilliant, resplendent, radiant, lucid. Antonyms: dark. lighted up or illuminated; well-lighted: the luminous ballroom. Antonyms: dark. brilliant intellectually; enlightened or enlightening, as a writer or a writer's works: a luminous concept; luminous prose.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLUMINOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   1. radiating or reflecting light; shining; glowing. luminous colours. 2. (not in technical use) exhibiting luminescence. luminous paint. 3. full of light; well-lit. 4. (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated according to the visual sensation produced in an observer rather than by absolute energy measurements. luminous flux.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionluminous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definition

   • Cached

   Definition of luminous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › luminousLuminous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › luminous

   Luminous means full of or giving off light. During the winter holidays, with all their emphasis on light, you can see luminous displays of candles everywhere.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › luminous_adjluminous, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

   www.oed.com › dictionary › luminous_adj

   • Cached

   luminous, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary. luminous adjective. Meaning & use. 1.a. 1471–. Full of light; emitting or casting light; shining, bright. occasionally jocular = shiny. 1471. Whose Luminos Bemes obtundyth our speculation.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › luminousLuminous - definition of luminous by The Free Dictionary

    www.thefreedictionary.com › luminous

    • Cached

    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.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLUMINOUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-english

    • Cached

    LUMINOUS definition: Something that is luminous shines in the dark.. Learn more.