Luminous Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Luminous

Learn about the word Luminous to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Luminous definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Luminous

Luminous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Luminous: aglow(p) \| bright \| glowing \| lambent \| lucent Related Terms \| Find terms related to Luminous: ablaze \| acute \| aglow \| alight \| all-knowing \| all-powerful \| all-seeing \| all-wise \| almighty \| apprehensible \| bathed with light \| beaming \| beamy \| bespangled \| blushing \| boundless \| bright \| bright and sunny \| brightened \| brilliant \| burning \| candescent \| candlelit \| changeless \| clean-cut \| clear \| clear as crystal \| clear as day \| clear-cut \| clear-eyed \| coherent \| comprehensible \| connected \| consistent \| creating \| creative \| crisp \| crystal \| crystal-clear \| crystalline \| dazzling \| defined \| definite \| direct \| discerning \| distinct \| effulgent \| enlightened \| eternal \| eternally the same \| everlasting \| explicit \| express \| fathomable \| firelit \| fluorescent \| flushing \| fulgent \| gaslit \| gleaming \| gleamy \| glinting \| glistening \| glorious \| glowing \| good \| graspable \| hallowed \| highest \| holy \| illuminant \| illuminated \| immortal \| immutable \| in a blaze \| incandescent \| incisive \| infinite \| intelligible \| irradiate \| irradiated \| irradiative \| just \| keen \| knowable \| lambent \| lamping \| lamplit \| lanternlit \| light as day \| lighted \| lightened \| limitless \| limpid \| lit \| lit up \| loud and clear \| loving \| lucent \| lucid \| luciferous \| lucific \| luciform \| luminant \| luminative \| luminescent \| luminiferous \| luminificent \| lustrous \| majestic \| making \| merciful \| moonlit \| numinous \| omnipotent \| omnipresent \| omniscient \| one \| orient \| pellucid \| penetrating \| perceptive \| percipient \| permanent \| perpetual \| perspicacious \| perspicuous \| phosphorescent \| plain \| radiant \| refulgent \| resplendent \| rutilant \| rutilous \| sacred \| shaping \| sharp \| shimmering \| shining \| shiny \| simple \| sovereign \| spangled \| sparkling \| specific \| starbright \| starlike \| starlit \| starry \| star-spangled \| star-studded \| straightforward \| streaming \| studded \| suffused \| sunlit \| sunny \| sunshiny \| supreme \| timeless \| tinseled \| translucent \| transparent \| transpicuous \| ubiquitous \| unambiguous \| unbounded \| unchanging \| unconfused \| undefined \| understandable \| unequivocal \| univocal \| unlimited \| unmistakable \| well-defined See Also \| Luminous In Webster's Dictionary \Lu"minous\, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F. lumineux. See {Luminary}, {Illuminate}.] 1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright; as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color. Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous. --Bacon. The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous heads. --Longfellow. 2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made the room luminous. Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the darkness. --Longfellow. 3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind. `` Luminous eloquence.'' --Macaulay. `` A luminous statement.'' --Brougham. {Luminous paint}, a paint made up with some phosphorescent substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time. Syn: Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous. -- {Lu"minously}, adv. -- {Lu"minous*ness}, n.

Luminous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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"

See Also |

Luminous In Webster's Dictionary

\Lu"mi*nous\, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F.
lumineux. See {Luminary}, {Illuminate}.]
1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright;
   as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.

         Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous.
                                               --Bacon.

         The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous
         heads.                                --Longfellow.

2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made
   the room luminous.

         Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the
         darkness.                             --Longfellow.

3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a
   luminous mind. `` Luminous eloquence.'' --Macaulay. `` A
   luminous statement.'' --Brougham.

{Luminous paint}, a paint made up with some phosphorescent
   substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to
   a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time.

Syn: Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous. -- {Lu"mi*nous*ly},
     adv. -- {Lu"mi*nous*ness}, n.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Kashmiri ‐ the official state language of Kashmir [n] a member of the people…
Scoke ‐ tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers…
Screw wrench ‐ adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning…
Annelid worm ‐ worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and…
Juvenility ‐ the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person [n]…
Atelier ‐ a studio especially for an artist…
Genus gloriosa ‐ sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species:…
Ruinously ‐ in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree; "ruinously…
Sure thing ‐ something that is certain; "his victory is a…
Finishing touch ‐ a final touch; a crowning achievement; a…